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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Umbonate :: Umbonate (a.) Alt. of Umbonate.
Yoncopin :: Yoncopin (n.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
Columbic :: Columbic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the columbo root..
Rumbowline :: Rumbowline (n.) Same as Rombowline.
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..
Gumbo :: Gumbo (n.) The okra plant or its pods.
Caparro :: Caparro (n.) A large South American monkey (Lagothrix Humboldtii), with prehensile tail..
Bumbarge :: Bumbarge (n.) See Bumboat.
Umbonated :: Umbonated (a.) Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss..
Nates :: Nates (n. pl.) The umbones of a bivalve shell.
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..
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..
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..
Umbo :: Umbo (n.) The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike..
Gombo :: Gombo (n.) See Gumbo.
Plumbic :: Plumbic (a.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide..
Nelumbo :: Nelumbo (n.) A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa..
Umbo :: Umbo (n.) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
Umbos :: Umbos (pl. ) of Umb.
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