Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mentum

3 senses of mentum

Sense 1
mentum -- (a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids)
       => plant part, plant structure -- (any part of a plant or fungus)

Sense 2
chin, mentum -- (the protruding part of the lower jaw)
       => feature, lineament -- (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular")

Sense 3
mentum -- (a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin)
       => body part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)