MENTUM

Meaning of MENTUM in English

/men"teuhm/ , n. , pl. menta /-teuh/ .

1. Entomol. the medial plate of the labium in insects.

2. Bot. a chinlike protuberance formed by the sepals and the base of the column in some orchids.

[ 1685-95; mentum chin, akin to MOUTH ]

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MENTUM — noun (plural menta) see: mouth Date: 1826 a median plate of the labium of an insect
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MENTUM — ˈmentəm noun ( plural men·ta -tə) Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin; in other senses, New Latin, from Latin — …
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MENTUM — (n.) The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.
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MENTUM — ( n. ) The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.
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MENTUM — n. (Anatomy) chin (Latin)
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MENTUM — noun ( plural men·ta -tə) Etymology: Latin, chin — more at mouth Date: 1826 : a median plate of the …
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MENTUM — noun the front median plate of the labium in insects. ·see labium.
Webster English vocab
MENTUM — [men.tum] n, pl men.ta [L, chin--more at mouth] (1826): a median plate of the labium of an insect
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MENTUM — 1) подбородок 2) бот. базальный выступ
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MENTUM — 1) подбородок 2) бот. базальный выступ
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MENTUM — n. Pronunciation: ' men-t ə m Function: noun Inflected Form: plural men · ta \ -t ə \ Etymology: Latin, …
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MOUTH — I. noun (plural ~s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mūth; akin to Old High German mund …
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SUPPLEMENT — I. ˈsəpləmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin supplementum, from supplēre to fill up, complete, supply + …
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SEGMENT — I. ˈsegmənt noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin segmentum, from secare to cut + -mentum -ment — …
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SEDIMENT — I. ˈsedəmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin sedimentum settling, subsidence, from sedēre to sit, sink down …
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SACRAMENT — I. ˈsakrəmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sacrement, sacrament, from Old French & Late Latin; Old French sacrement, …
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REGIMENT — I. ˈrejəmənt sometimes -jm- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin regimentum, from Latin …
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PIGMENT — I. ˈpigmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin pigmentum pigment, paint, from pingere to paint + -mentum -ment — more …
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ORNAMENT — I. ˈȯ(r)nəmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ornament, ornement, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornamentum, from ornare …
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MONUMENT — I. ˈmänyəmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin monumentum, monimentum, from monēre to remind + -mentum -ment …
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MENTAL — I. ˈment ə l adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin mentalis, from Latin ment-, mens mind …
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MEDICAMENT — I. mə̇ˈdikəmənt, meˈ-; ˈmedə̇kə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin medicamentum, from medicare, medicari to heal + …
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LINEAMENT — I. ˈlinēəmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English liniament, from Latin lineamentum, from linea line + -mentum -ment 1. …
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INSTRUMENT — I. ˈinztrəmənt, ˈin(t)strə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin instrumentum, from instruere to construct, equip, arrange, instruct …
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IMPLEMENT — I. ˈimpləmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin implementum action of filling up, from Latin implēre …
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FRAGMENT — I. ˈfragmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fragmentum, from frag- (stem of frangere to break) + …
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FOMENT — I. ˈfōˌment noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fomentum, from (assumed) Old Latin fovementum, from Latin fovēre …
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FIRMAMENT — I. ˈfərməmənt, ˈfə̄m-, ˈfəim- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin firmamentum vault …
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EXPERIMENT — I. ikˈsperəmənt, ek- also ÷-pir- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French experiment, from Latin experimentum, from …
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EXCREMENT
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DOCUMENT — I. ˈdäkyəmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin documentum …
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PREMENTUM — prēˈmentəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from pre- + mentum : the part of the insect labium lying in front of …
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