"navel-string" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: navel-strings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} navel-string (plural navel-strings)
  1. The umbilical cord. Synonyms: navel string
    Sense id: en-navel-string-en-noun-O7eIyxzk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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          "text": "One love potion was composed of the powdered navel string of a new-born baby boy.",
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