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al⋅mond

  [ah-muhnd, am-uhnd; spelling pron. al-muhnd]
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–noun
1. the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond), which grow in warm temperate regions.
2. the tree itself.
3. a delicate, pale tan.
4. anything shaped like an almond, esp. an ornament.
–adjective
5. of the color, taste, or shape of an almond.
6. made or flavored with almonds: almond cookies.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME almande < OF (dial.) alemande, prob. by transposition of -la < LL amandula, with assimilative replacement of the unfamiliar cluster and adaptation to a known suffix, repr. L amygdala < Gk amygdálē; r. OE amigdal < L

Related forms:
al⋅mond⋅like, al⋅mond⋅y, adjective
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al·mond   (ä'mənd, äl'-, ôl'-, ām'ənd)   
n.  

    1. A deciduous tree (Prunus dulcis), native to Asia and northern Africa and having alternate, simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits.

    2. The ellipsoidal kernel of this tree, either eaten as a nut or used for extraction of an oil for flavoring.

  2. Any of several other plants, such as the Indian almond, especially those with fruits or seeds suggestive of the almond.

  3. Something having the oval form of an almond.

  4. A pale tan.


[Middle English almande, from Old French, from Late Latin amandula, alteration of Latin amygdala, from Greek amugdalē.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

almond 
c.1300, from O.Fr. almande, from V.L. *amendla, from L. amygdala, from Gk. amygdale, of unknown origin, perhaps a Sem. word. Altered in M.L. by infl. of amandus "loveable," and acquiring in Fr. an excrescent -l- perhaps from Sp. almendra "almond," via confusion with the Ar. definite article al-, which formed the beginnings of many Sp. words. Applied to eyes shaped like almonds, esp. of certain Asiatic peoples, from 1870.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: al·mond
Pronunciation: 'äm-&nd, 'am-; 'äl-m&nd, 'al-
Function: noun
1 : a small tree (Prunus amygdalus) ofthe rose family with flowers and young fruit resembling those of the peach
2 : the drupaceous fruit of the almond; especially : its ellipsoidal edible kernel usedas a nut —compare AMYGDALIN
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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