umbilicus
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umbilicus
umbilicus noun plural umbilici, umbilicuses L17 Latin (from base of umbo , related to Greek omphalos and Indo-European base of navel). 1. L17 Anatomy A navel. b. M19 Botany The scar on a seed marking its separation from the placenta; the hilum. Now rare . 2. a. Mathematics A focus of an ellipse. ... January 1, 1999; The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English
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