navarch

[Gr. nauarchos, from naus=a ship, and archō to command.] Greek Antiq.: The commander of a fleet; an admiral. *nav-ar-chy, s. [Gr. nauarchia , from nauar navel-wort, s. navigation Bot.: The genus Cotyledon (q. v.). The popular name has reference to the depre ion in the center of the leaf. *nā -veled, a . [Eng. navel ; -ed .] 1. Lit.: Furnished with a navel. 2. Fig .: Situated in the center. (Byron: Childe Harold , iv. 173.)