umbilicate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌmˈbɪlɪkɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(um bil′i kit, -kāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
um•bil•i•cate  (um bil′i kit, -kāt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having the form of an umbilicus or navel.
  2. Anatomyhaving an umbilicus.
Also, um•bil′i•cat′ed. 
  • Latin umbilīcātus, equivalent. to umbilīc(us) (see umbilicus) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
umbilicate / ʌmˈbɪlɪkɪt -ˌkeɪt/, umbilicated / ʌmˈbɪlɪˌkeɪtɪd/
  1. having an umbilicus or navel
  2. having a central depression: an umbilicate leaf
  3. shaped like a navel, as some bacterial colonies
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