Definition of umbo

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

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Gumbo :: Gumbo (n.) The okra plant or its pods.
Rumbowline :: Rumbowline (n.) Same as Rombowline.
Umbonate :: Umbonate (a.) Alt. of Umbonate.
Umbones :: Umbones (pl. ) of Umb.
Umbos :: Umbos (pl. ) of Umb.
Caparro :: Caparro (n.) A large South American monkey (Lagothrix Humboldtii), with prehensile tail..
Gumboil :: Gumboil (n.) A small suppurting inflamed spot on the gum.
Yoncopin :: Yoncopin (n.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
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..
Rumbo :: Rumbo (n.) Grog.
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..
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..
Mumbo Jumbo :: Mumbo Jumbo () An object of superstitious homage and fear.
Columbic :: Columbic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the columbo root..
Subumbrella :: Subumbonal (a.) Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.
Bumbarge :: Bumbarge (n.) See Bumboat.
Umbonated :: Umbonated (a.) Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss..
Gombo :: Gombo (n.) See Gumbo.
Columbo :: Columbo (n.) See Calumba.
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..
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