MENTUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does mentum mean?
• MENTUM (noun)
The noun MENTUM has 3 senses:
1. a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids
2. the protruding part of the lower jaw
3. a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin
Familiarity information: MENTUM used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MENTUM (noun)
Meaning:
A projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("mentum" is a kind of...):
plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)
Holonyms ("mentum" is a part of...):
orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)
Meaning:
The protruding part of the lower jaw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
chin; mentum
Hypernyms ("mentum" is a kind of...):
feature; lineament (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin)
Meronyms (parts of "mentum"):
goatee (a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mentum"):
buccula; double chin (a fold of fatty tissue under the chin)
Holonyms ("mentum" is a part of...):
face; human face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)
Meaning:
A projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("mentum" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("mentum" is a part of...):
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)
