putamen: Meaning and Definition of

pu•ta•men

Pronunciation: (py-tā'min), [key]
— pl. -tam•i•na
  1. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
  2. a shell membrane.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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