umbonate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(um′bə nit, -nāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
um•bo•nate  (um′bə nit, -nāt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having an umbo or projecting boss.
  2. shaped like an umbo;
    having a rounded convex form:an umbonate fungus.
  • Latin umbōn- (stem of umbō; see umbo) + -ate1
  • 1820–30

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