omphalos Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
    navel; omphalus; belly button; bellybutton; umbilicus.
    • you were not supposed to show your navel on television
    • they argued whether or not Adam had a navel
    • she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton

WordNet


Om"pha*los noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The navel.

Webster 1913