mentum

[men-tuhm]

men·tum

[men-tuhm]
noun, plural men·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; < Neo-Latin, Latin mentum chin, akin to mouth
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Mentum is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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mentum men·tum (měn'təm)
n. pl. men·ta (-tə)
The chin.

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