— putaminous /pyooh tam"euh neuhs/ , adj.
/pyooh tay"min/ , n. , pl. putamina /-tam"euh neuh/ .
1. Bot. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
2. a shell membrane.
[ 1820-30; putamen, equiv. to puta ( re ) to prune, clean + -men resultative suffix ]