MENTUM


Meaning of MENTUM in English

ˈmentəm noun

( plural men·ta -tə)

Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin; in other senses, New Latin, from Latin — more at mental

1. : chin

2. : a projection like a chin in some orchid flowers formed by the sepals and the base of the column

3. : a median plate of the labium of an insect — see labial palpus

4. : a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks

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