putamen

[ pyoo-tey-min ]

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-nuhs], /pyuˈtæm ə nəs/, adjective

Words Nearby putamen

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How to use putamen in a sentence

The endocarp is usually hard, forming the stone (putamen) of the fruit, which encloses the kernel or seed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 | Various
Drupe globular; the thin crustaceous putamen hollowed out like a cup on one side.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray
Drupe with a 2-valved deciduous sarcocarp, or rind; and a deeply-wrinkled putamen or shell.
Woodland Gleanings | Charles Tilt

British Dictionary definitions for putamen

putamen

/ (pjuːˈteɪmɛn) /

nounplural -tamina (-ˈtæmɪnə)

the hard endocarp or stone of fruits such as the peach, plum, and cherry

Origin of putamen

C19: from Latin: clippings, from putāre to prune

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