Definition of umbo

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Umbo (n.) The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike..

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Umbos :: Umbos (pl. ) of Umb.
Gumbo :: Gumbo (n.) A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.
Gumboil :: Gumboil (n.) A small suppurting inflamed spot on the gum.
Columbic :: Columbic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the columbo root..
Umbo :: Umbo (n.) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
Zumbooruk :: Zumbooruk (n.) A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest on the back of a camel, whence it is fired, -- used in the East..
Mumbo Jumbo :: Mumbo Jumbo () An object of superstitious homage and fear.
Gumbo :: Gumbo (n.) The okra plant or its pods.
Gombo :: Gombo (n.) See Gumbo.
Lumbosacral :: Lumbosacral (n.) Of or pertaining to the loins and sacrum; as, the lumbosacral nerve, a branch of one of the lumber nerves which passes over the sacrum..
Umbones :: Umbones (pl. ) of Umb.
Nelumbo :: Nelumbo (n.) A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa..
Caparro :: Caparro (n.) A large South American monkey (Lagothrix Humboldtii), with prehensile tail..
Rumbowline :: Rumbowline (n.) Same as Rombowline.
Bumboat :: Bumboat (n.) A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore..
Zomboruk :: Zomboruk (n.) See Zumbooruk.
Nates :: Nates (n. pl.) The umbones of a bivalve shell.
Umbonate :: Umbonate (a.) Alt. of Umbonate.
Yoncopin :: Yoncopin (n.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
Umbo :: Umbo (n.) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear..
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