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Umbilicus


Umbilicus may refer to:
- '''Umbilicus (mollusc)''', a feature of gastropod, Nautilus and Ammonite shell anatomy
- '''Navel|umbilicus''', a synonym for the navel or belly button.
- '''Umbilicus (genus)|''Umbilicus''''', a genus of over ninety species of perennial flowering plants, including:
    - ''Umbilicus rupestris|'''Umbilicus''' rupestris'', the binomial nomenclature|binomial name for navelwort.
    - ''Umbilicus horizontalis|'''Umbilicus''' horizontalis'', the binomial name for horizontal navelwort.
    - ''Umbilicus intermedius|'''Umbilicus''' intermedius'', the binomial name for intermediate navelwort.
    - ''Umbilicus chrysanthus|'''Umbilicus''' chrysanthus'', the binomial name for Venus' navel.
    - ''Umbilicus chloranthus|'''Umbilicus''' chloranthus'', the binomial name for green Venus' navel.
    - ''Umbilicus erectus|'''Umbilicus''' erectus'', the binomial name for reniform Venus' navel.
    - ''Umbilicus oppositifolius|'''Umbilicus''' oppositifolius'', the binomial name for gold drop.
- Umbilicus urbis Romae|'''Umbilicus''' urbis Romae, the designated center of the city of Rome from which and to which all distances in Rome and the Roman Empire were measured.
- Omphalos|'''umbilicus''' mundi, or "the world's navel", a Ancient Greece|Greek artifact.

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