About The Word Almond
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Almond
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What's The Definition Of Almond?
[n] oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
[n] small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California Synonyms | Synonyms for Almond: Amygdalus communis | Prunus amygdalus | Prunus dulcis | sweet almond Related Terms | Find terms related to Almond: almond paste | amande | amande douce | amandes mondees | bitter almond | blanched almonds | Brazil nut | burnt almond | goober | goober pea | groundnut | ground-pea | kernel | meat | nigger toe | noisette | noix | nut | peanut | peanut butter | salted peanuts | sweet almond See Also | almond | almond | almond tree | Amygdalus communis | drupe | edible nut | Jordan almond | jordan almond | Prunus amygdalus | Prunus dulcis | stone fruit | sweet almond Almond In Webster's Dictionary \Alm"ond\ ([aum]"m[u^]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde,
alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf.
Sp. almendra. Cf. {Amygdalate}.]
1. The fruit of the almond tree.
Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled,
thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the
products of different varieties of the one species,
{Amygdalus communis}, a native of the Mediterranean
region and western Asia.
2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.
3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One
of the tonsils.
{Almond oil}, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter
almonds.
{Oil of bitter almonds}, a poisonous volatile oil obtained
from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation;
benzoic aldehyde.
{Imitation oil of bitter almonds}, nitrobenzene.
{Almond tree} (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond.
{Almond willow} (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of
a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow ({Salix
amygdalina}). --Shenstone.
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