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Mentum

//ˈmɛn.təm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The chin.
  2. 2
    a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin wordnet
  3. 3
    A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.
  4. 4
    the protruding part of the lower jaw wordnet
  5. 5
    The central part of the labium in insects.
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  1. 6
    a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids wordnet
  2. 7
    A projection in front of the flower in some orchids.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mentum (“the chin”). Doublet of menton.

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