umbilicate

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adjective

Having a navel.

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concave
OriginNew Latin umbilicātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveumbilicate (comparative more umbilicate, superlative most umbilicate)

comparative more umbilicate · superlative most umbilicate · alternative umbilicated

  1. Having a navel.
  2. biologyHaving a small umbo in a central depression, or a depression in the center of the cap.
  3. biologySupported by a central stalk.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedepressed like a navel

Similar
concave

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. New Latinumbilicātus
  2. Englishumbilicate

Borrowed from New Latin umbilicātus, from umbilicus (“navel”) + -ātus. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Translations

Polish pępkowaty, pępkowaty
  • pępkowatyhaving a navel
  • pępkowatyhaving a small umbo in a central depression
Spanish umbilicado, umbilicado
  • umbilicadohaving a navel
  • umbilicadohaving a small umbo in a central depression
Cite this entry
APA

umbilicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbilicate

MLA

“umbilicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbilicate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umbilicate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbilicate.

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