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单词 omphaloid
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omphaloidadj.

Brit. /ˈɒmfəlɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈɑmfəˌlɔɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: omphalo- comb. form, -oid suffix.
Etymology: < omphalo- comb. form + -oid suffix, perhaps after Byzantine Greek ὀμϕαλοειδής.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form omphaloides and a French form omphaloïde.
rare.
Resembling the navel.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Omphaloides, resembling the navel or umbilicus: omphaloid.
1883 Science 8 June 525/1 The cylinder, and the vascular portion of the decidual new formation, are continuous, and so remain throughout gestation by means of the vessels falsely called omphaloid.
1942 Oxoniensia 7 47 Sandy, smoothed, dull black, well finished. Omphaloid base of medium-sized bowl.
1983 S. Plant tr. M. Moser Keys to Agarics & Boleti iii. 132 Spatula-shaped or omphaloid fruiting bodies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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