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		Definition of umbo in English: umbonounPlural umbos, Plural umbones ˈʌmbəʊˈəmboʊ 1historical The central boss of a shield.  Example sentencesExamples -  The nearly spherical cones have eight to 10 scales, each looking like a shield with a central projection (called an umbo, if you want to impress your botanist or Scrabble-playing friends).
 
 2Biology  A rounded knob or protuberance.  Synonyms lump, bump, protuberance, projection, protrusion, bulge, swelling, knot, node, nodule, gnarl, growth, outgrowth, excrescence, carbuncle, tumour - 2.1Zoology  The highest point of each valve of a bivalve shell.
 Example sentencesExamples -  Below the umbones, the shell margin is folded inward forming a deep lunula and gaping between both valves.
 -  In contrast, a strongly obtuse apical angle is associated with an incurved ventral beak that is appressed to the dorsal umbo, resulting in the delthyrium being partly obscured.
 -  The new species is characterized by a transversely extended, strongly biconvex to globular shell with prominent umbones, relatively numerous costae and a notothyrial cavity supported dorsally by a short median ridge.
 -  Argonauta attaches the egg-mass to the umbo of the shell near the dorsal arms, not in the mantle cavity or posterior parts of the shell.
 -  The oldest part of the shell, the umbo, can be recognized as a large hump on the anterior end of the dorsal side of each shell.
 
  - 2.2Botany  A central swelling on the cap of a mushroom or toadstool.
 
 
 Derivatives   adjective ʌmˈbəʊnlˌəmˈboʊnl Zoology Relating to or of the nature of an umbo or rounded protruberance.  the species lacks a prominent umbonal ridge  Example sentencesExamples - Hinge articulation either limited to overlapping shell margins on dorsal side of byssal invagination or consisting of a transposable tooth and socket developed on the umbonal septum.
 - Cyzicus having elongate valves; umbo convex; dorsal margin straight; posterior margin slightly flared; growth bands widely spaced in umbonal region, more closely spaced elsewhere.
 - The umbonal angle narrows while the shape remains mytiliform and the ‘lunule’ (byssal invagination) remains shallow.
 
 
 adjective ˈʌmbəneɪtˈʌmbənət Botany Having a rounded knob or protuberance.  the figures show an umbonate form  Example sentencesExamples - M. oreades has a white spore print, adnate, adnexed or even free gills usually white to pale tan in colour, a mid-sized bell-shaped cap but can later become umbonate as it ages.
 - An umbonate colony is elevated more in the center of the colony than the rise across the surface of the colony.
 - Other decorative British products of this period include ‘umbonate’ disc brooches.
 
 
 
 Origin   Early 18th century: from Latin, 'shield boss'. Rhymes   Colombo, dumbo, gumbo, jumbo, mumbo-jumbo    Definition of umbo in US English: umbonounˈəmboʊˈəmbō 1historical The central boss of a shield.  Example sentencesExamples -  The nearly spherical cones have eight to 10 scales, each looking like a shield with a central projection (called an umbo, if you want to impress your botanist or Scrabble-playing friends).
 
 2Biology  A rounded knob or protuberance.  Synonyms lump, bump, protuberance, projection, protrusion, bulge, swelling, knot, node, nodule, gnarl, growth, outgrowth, excrescence, carbuncle, tumour - 2.1Zoology  The highest point of each valve of a bivalve shell.
 Example sentencesExamples -  The oldest part of the shell, the umbo, can be recognized as a large hump on the anterior end of the dorsal side of each shell.
 -  Below the umbones, the shell margin is folded inward forming a deep lunula and gaping between both valves.
 -  In contrast, a strongly obtuse apical angle is associated with an incurved ventral beak that is appressed to the dorsal umbo, resulting in the delthyrium being partly obscured.
 -  The new species is characterized by a transversely extended, strongly biconvex to globular shell with prominent umbones, relatively numerous costae and a notothyrial cavity supported dorsally by a short median ridge.
 -  Argonauta attaches the egg-mass to the umbo of the shell near the dorsal arms, not in the mantle cavity or posterior parts of the shell.
 
  - 2.2Botany  A central swelling on the cap of a mushroom or toadstool.
 
 
 Origin   Early 18th century: from Latin, ‘shield boss’.     |