pu·ta·men (py -t  m n)n. pl. pu·tam·i·na (-t  m-n) A hard, shell-like covering, such as that enclosing the kernel of a peach. [Latin put men, that which falls off in pruning, shell, husk, from putre, to prune; see pau-2 in Indo-European roots.]pu·tam i·nous (-tm-ns) adj. |
putamen [pjuːˈteɪmɛn]
n pl -tamina [-ˈtæmɪnə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the hard endocarp or stone of fruits such as the peach, plum, and cherry
[from Latin: clippings, from putāre to prune]
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| Noun | 1. | putamen - the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus basal ganglion - any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement lenticular nucleus, lentiform nucleus - a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum |
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