umbilicus

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  navel
 * 2)  hilum
 * 3)  A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells.
 * 4)  Either of the two apertures in the calamus of a feather.
 * 5)  A tube connecting an astronaut or spacecraft to the mothership, through which supplies and samples can be transferred.
 * 6) * 1994, Michael J. Nelson (head writer), "Girls Town", episode 601, Mystery Science Theater 3000
 * How about a 270 mile tether to an orbiting satellite? Oh, you'd like that, wouldn't you? Frank! Prepare to receive the umbilicus!
 * 1)  One of the foci of an ellipse or other curve.
 * 2)  A point of a surface at which the curvatures of the normal sections are all equal to each other.
 * 3)  An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.
 * 1)  One of the foci of an ellipse or other curve.
 * 2)  A point of a surface at which the curvatures of the normal sections are all equal to each other.
 * 3)  An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.
 * 1)  An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  a navel
 * 2) the middle or center
 * 3) the ornamented end of a scroll

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