putamen
/pyoo-tey-min/US // pyuˈteɪ mɪn //UK // (pjuːˈteɪmɛn) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
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.
Examples
The endocarp is usually hard, forming the stone (putamen) of the fruit, which encloses the kernel or seed.
Drupe globular; the thin crustaceous putamen hollowed out like a cup on one side.
Drupe with a 2-valved deciduous sarcocarp, or rind; and a deeply-wrinkled putamen or shell.
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