putamen
[ pyoo-tey-min ]
/ pyuˈteɪ mɪn /
noun, plural pu·tam·i·na [pyoo-tam-uh-nuh] /pyuˈtæm ə nə/.
Botany.
a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
a shell membrane.
Origin of putamen
1820–30; < Latin
putāmen, equivalent to
putā(re) to prune, clean +
-men resultative suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM putamen
pu·tam·i·nous [pyoo-tam-uh-nuh s] /pyuˈtæm ə nəs/, adjectiveWords nearby putamen
put-out,
put-put,
put-up,
put-up job,
put-upon,
putamen,
putangitangi,
putative,
putative marriage,
putin,
putin, vladimir
Example sentences from the Web for putamen
The endocarp is usually hard, forming the stone (putamen) of the fruit, which encloses the kernel or seed.
British Dictionary definitions for putamen
putamen
/ (pjuːˈteɪmɛn) /
noun plural -tamina (-ˈtæmɪnə)
the hard endocarp or stone of fruits such as the peach, plum, and cherry
Word Origin for putamen
C19: from Latin: clippings, from
putāre to prune
Medical definitions for putamen
putamen
[ pyōō-tā′mən ]
n.
The outer, larger, and darker gray of the three portions into which the lentiform nucleus of the brain is divided.