adv. [f. as prec. + -LY2.] By means of an umbilicus or umbilical cord; in the region of the navel.
1821. W. P. C. Barton, Flora N. Amer., I. 97. Seeds numerous, attached umbilically to a central receptacle.
adv. [f. as prec. + -LY2.] By means of an umbilicus or umbilical cord; in the region of the navel.
1821. W. P. C. Barton, Flora N. Amer., I. 97. Seeds numerous, attached umbilically to a central receptacle.