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putamen
pu·ta·men [ pyoo táymən ] (plural pu·tam·i·na [ pyoo támmənə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
stone inside fruit: the stone inside a peach, plum, apricot, or other similar fruit ( technical )

[Mid-19th century. < Latin, "shell, peel" < putare "to prune"]
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