umbilicate
umbilicate
1. Having a central pit or depression (e.g. of a fungal pileus)
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2. Of a lichen, having a more or less circular thallus that is attached to a substrate by a central point on its lower surface (e.g. Umbilicaria).
1. Having a central pit or depression (e.g. of a fungal pileus)
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2. Of a lichen, having a more or less circular thallus that is attached to a substrate by a central point on its lower surface (e.g. Umbilicaria).
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