Definition of umbilicus
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LNS
umbilīcus, umbilīcī
ὀμφαλός, akin to ὀμφαλός
noun (m., 2nd declension)
  1. the navel
  2. The umbilical cord
  3. The middle, centre
  4. The projecting end of the cylinder on which an ancient book was rolled
  5. A projection in the middle of plants
  6. A small circle
Abbreviations
umbilīcus, i, m. akin to ὀμφαλός, the navel. Lit., Cels. 7, 14; 6, 17; Plin. 11, 37, 89, § 220; Liv. 26, 45, 8; Auct. B. Afr. 85, 1; Isid. Orig. 11, 1.

— Transf. The umbilical cord, Cels. 7, 29, § 41.

— The middle, centre: dies quidem jam ad umbilicum est dimidiatus mortuus, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 45: qui locus, quod in mediā est insulā situs, umbilicus Siciliae nominatur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106: terrarum, i. e. Delphi, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 17 Mull.; and in Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115; also called umbilicus orbis terrarum, Liv. 38, 48, 2; and, umbilicus medius Graeciae, id. 41, 23, 13: qui (Aetoli) umbilicum Graeciae incolerent, id. 35, 18, 4: Italiae, Varr. ap. Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 100.

— The projecting end of the cylinder on which an ancient book was rolled, Mart. 2, 6, 11; 1, 67, 11; 3, 2, 9; 5, 6, 15; 8, 61, 4; Cat. 22, 7: iambos ad umbilicum adducere, i. e. to bring to a close, Hor. Epod. 14, 8; cf.: ohe, jam satis est, ohe libelle: Jam pervenimus usque ad umbilicos, to the end, Mart. 4, 91, 2.

— A projection in the middle of plants, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 89; 16, 7, 10, § 29; 18, 14, 36, § 136; Pall. Nov. 7, 8.

— A small circle, Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 78; 18, 33, 76, § 327.

— The pin or index on a sundial, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 212; 2, 72, 74, § 182.

— A kind of sea-snail, sea-cockle, Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 22; Val. Max. 8, 8, 1; Aur. Vict. Vit. Caes. 3.

— Umbilicus Veneris, the herb navelwort, App. Herb. 43.
 
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