Dictionary
pu•ta•men
Pronunciation: (pyOO-tā'min), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -tam•i•naPronunciation: (-tam'u-nu). [key]
1. Bot.a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
2. a shell membrane.
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