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putamen

/pyoo-tey-min/US // pyuˈteɪ mɪn //UK // (pjuːˈteɪmɛn) //

莆门,莆大肌,莆田肌肌膜

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.