amygdaline

[ uh-mig-duh-lin, -lahyn ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling an almond.

Origin of amygdaline

1
1725–35; <Latin amygdalinus<Greek amygdálinos of almonds. See amygdala, -ine1

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British Dictionary definitions for amygdaline

amygdaline

/ (əˈmɪɡdəlɪn, -ˌlaɪn) /


adjective
  1. anatomy of or relating to a tonsil

  2. of or resembling almonds

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