English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌmˈbɪlɪkəs/

Noun

1. navel

Synonyms

• omphalos
• omphalus

Derived terms

• umbilical
• umbilical artery
• umbilical cord
• umbilical hernia
• umbilical vein

Latin

Noun

1. A navel.
2. The middle or center.
3. The ornamented end of a scroll.

• umbilicus, a feature of gastropod shell anatomy
• umbilicus, a synonym for the navel or belly button.
• Umbilicus, a genus of over ninety species of perennial flowering plants, including:
  • Umbilicus rupestris, the binomial name for navelwort.
  • Umbilicus horizontalis, the binomial name for horizontal navelwort.
  • Umbilicus intermedius, the binomial name for intermediate navelwort.
  • Umbilicus chrysanthus, the binomial name for Venus' navel.
  • Umbilicus chloranthus, the binomial name for green Venus' navel.
  • Umbilicus erectus, the binomial name for reniform Venus' navel.
  • Umbilicus oppositifolius, the binomial name for gold drop.
• Umbilicus urbis Romae, the designated center of the city of Rome from which and to which all distances in Rome and the Roman Empire were measured.
• umbilicus mundi, or "the world's navel", a Greek artifact.