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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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..
Zomboruk :: Zomboruk (n.) See Zumbooruk.
Umbones :: Umbones (pl. ) of Umb.
Umbos :: Umbos (pl. ) of Umb.
Gumbo :: Gumbo (n.) A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.
Umbonate :: Umbonate (a.) Alt. of Umbonate.
Gumbo :: Gumbo (n.) The okra plant or its pods.
Subumbrella :: Subumbonal (a.) Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.
Rumbowline :: Rumbowline (n.) Same as Rombowline.
Umbonated :: Umbonated (a.) Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss..
Umbo :: Umbo (n.) The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike..
Nelumbo :: Nelumbo (n.) A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa..
Kirumbo :: Kirumbo (n.) A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor), the only living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black..
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..
Rumbo :: Rumbo (n.) Grog.
Gumboil :: Gumboil (n.) A small suppurting inflamed spot on the gum.
Columbo :: Columbo (n.) See Calumba.
Mumbo Jumbo :: Mumbo Jumbo () An object of superstitious homage and fear.
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..
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