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men⋅tum

   [men-tuhm]
–noun, plural -ta  [-tuh] .
1. Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
2. Botany. a chinlike protuberance formed by the sepals and the base of the column in some orchids.
Origin:
1685–95; < NL, L mentum chin, akin to mouth
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