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ˈumbone Now rare or Obs.
[ad. L. umbōn-, stem of umbo umbo.]
†1. Bot. A style or pistil. Obs.
1633Gerarde's Herbal i. xcii. 166 Each of these floures hath six leaues,..with so many white chiues or threds, and a little blewish umbone in the midst. 1708Kersey, Umbone or Horn,..any pointed Style or Head in the middle of a Flower. 1725Fam. Dict. s.v. Virginia Climber, The Leaves are of a whitish Colour,..but the strongest Part is the Umbone, which rises in the middle. 1728Chambers Cycl. s.v., There is also an Umbone call'd doubly-pointed, or by-parted, as in the Peony; and sometimes the Umbone has four sharp Points.
2. Conch. = umbo 3 a.
1867Murchison Siluria (ed. 4) ix. 195 Beneath the beak or umbone a small area pierced by a round foramen. |