navel
na.vel \'na--v*l\ n [ME, fr. OE nafela; akin to OHG nabalo navel, L umbilicus, Gk] omphalos 1: a depression in the middle of the abdomen marking the point of attachmen t of the umbilical cord or yolk stalk 2: the central point : MIDDLE
Webster's English Dictionaryna.vel \'na--v*l\ n [ME, fr. OE nafela; akin to OHG nabalo navel, L umbilicus, Gk] omphalos 1: a depression in the middle of the abdomen marking the point of attachmen t of the umbilical cord or yolk stalk 2: the central point : MIDDLE