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Definition of umbo

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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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Umbos :: Umbos (pl. ) of Umb.

Umbones :: Umbones (pl. ) of Umb.

Okra :: Okra (n.) An annual plant (Abelmoschus, / Hibiscus, esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo..

Subumbrella :: Subumbonal (a.) Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.

Columbic :: Columbic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the columbo root..

Columbo :: Columbo (n.) See Calumba.

Bumbarge :: Bumbarge (n.) See Bumboat.

Bumboat :: Bumboat (n.) A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore..

Gumbo :: Gumbo (n.) A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.

Nelumbo :: Nelumbo (n.) A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa..

Yoncopin :: Yoncopin (n.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).

Umbonate :: Umbonate (a.) Alt. of Umbonate.

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..

Rumbo :: Rumbo (n.) Grog.

Nates :: Nates (n. pl.) The umbones of a bivalve shell.

Gombo :: Gombo (n.) See Gumbo.

Plumbous :: Plumbous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds..

Caparro :: Caparro (n.) A large South American monkey (Lagothrix Humboldtii), with prehensile tail..

Umbo :: Umbo (n.) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.

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