Umbilicate


adjective
1.
having the form of an umbilicus or navel.
2.
having an umbilicus.
adjective
1.
having an umbilicus or navel
2.
having a central depression: an umbilicate leaf
3.
shaped like a navel, as some bacterial colonies

umbilicate um·bil·i·cate (ŭm-bĭl’ĭ-kĭt) or um·bil·i·cat·ed (-kā’tĭd)
adj.

Having a central mark or depression resembling a navel.

Having a navel.

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