PUTAMEN Meaning of PUTAMEN in English [ pjʊ'teɪmɛn ]■ noun ( plural putamina -'teɪmɪnə or ~s ) Anatomy the outer part of the lentiform nucleus of the brain.OriginC19: from L., lit. 'shell remaining after pruning'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004