Associations to the word «Putamen»

Wiktionary

PUTAMEN, noun. (anatomy) A round structure located at the base of the forebrain, regulating movement and learning.
PUTAMEN, noun. A hard, shell-like covering.
PUTAMEN, noun. (botany) The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit; endocarp.

Dictionary definition

PUTAMEN, noun. The outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery