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Definition of Umbos

Umbos
Umbo Um"bo, n.; pl. L. Umbones, E. Umbos. [L.] 1. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. 2. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larv[ae] of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear. 3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
Umbo
Umbo Um"bo, n.; pl. L. Umbones, E. Umbos. [L.] 1. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. 2. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larv[ae] of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear. 3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.

Meaning of Umbos from wikipedia

- Look up umbo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Umbo may refer to: Umbo (eye), tiny depression in the center of the foveola corresponding to the foveal...
- An umbo is a raised area in the center of a mushroom cap. Caps that possess this feature are called umbonate. Umbos that are sharply pointed are called...
- The umbo (plural umbones or umbos) is the vaguely defined, often most prominent, highest part of each valve of the s**** of a bivalve or univalve mollusc...
- biennial, rarely triennial, with each year's scale-growth distinct, forming an umbo on each scale, the cone scale base is broad, concealing the seeds fully from...
- ring called the annulus tympanicus or Gerlach's ligament. while the central umbo tents inward at the level of the tip of malleus. The middle fibrous layer...
- such as the parasol mushroom, have distinct bosses or umbos and are described as umbonate. An umbo is a ****by protrusion at the center of the cap. Some...
- sometimes referred to as the umbo, a small (150-200μm) center of the floor of the foveola; features elongated cones. The umbo is the observed point corresponding...
- triangular with sharply pointed umbos. Under the umbos is the hinge plate that is broad and well developed. A ridge runs from umbos to the posterior point forming...
- transverse-rhombic, strongly and sharply cross-keeled, elongate, curved, continuous with umbos to form long, upcurved claws 2.5-3 cm. Seeds obovoid; body 15-22 mm, dark...
- highly iridescent inner layer of nacre in the part of the s**** near the umbos (the pointed end). The family Pinnidae includes the fan s****, Atrina fragilis...