"umbo" meaning in English

See umbo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌm.bəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌm.boʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-umbo.wav [Southern-England] Forms: umbones [plural], umbos [plural], umboes [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmbəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin umbō (“a shield boss”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|umbō||a shield boss}} Latin umbō (“a shield boss”) Head templates: {{en-noun|umbones|s|es}} umbo (plural umbones or umbos or umboes)
  1. (historical) The boss of a shield, at or near the middle and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-umbo-en-noun-IUAJK7Sh Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 30 17 30
  2. (biology) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane.
    (anatomy) An inward projection of the tympanic membrane of the ear.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology
    Sense id: en-umbo-en-noun-juNqifH~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 18 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 30 17 30 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (biology) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane.
    (zoology) One of the lateral prominences just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
    Categories (topical): Biology, Zoology
    Sense id: en-umbo-en-noun-G9F0bF-~ Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 30 17 30 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  4. (biology) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane.
    (mycology) A bump or protrusion on the cap of a mushroom or toadstool.
    Categories (topical): Biology, Mycology
    Sense id: en-umbo-en-noun-rwlgDKfB Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 30 17 30 Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Armor Derived forms: umbonal, umbonic Related terms: boss
Disambiguation of Armor: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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