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Definition almond

Etymology

Attested since about 1300 as Middle English almond, almaund; from Old French almande, amande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ???????? (amugdál?), of uncertain origin. Influenced by amandus and by many French and Spanish words of Arabic origin that began with the Arabic definite article al-.

Noun

almond (countable and uncountable, plural almonds)

1. (countable) A type of tree nut.
2. (countable) A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus dulcis, that produces predominantly sweet almonds.
3. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
   1. Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, a variety that only produces bitter fruits
   2. Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
   3. Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
   4. Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae
   5. Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae
   6. Brabejum stellatifolium, wild almond or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae
4. (uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
5. (uncountable) The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
6. Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.

Adjective

almond (comparative more almond, superlative most almond)

1. Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.

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