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al⋅mond

  [ah-muhnd, am-uhnd; spelling pron. al-muhnd]
–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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bitter almond  
n.  A variety of almond (Prunus dulcis var. amara) having kernels that yield an oil consisting mostly of benzaldehyde and some hydrocyanic acid. The detoxified oil can be used for flavoring.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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

Main Entry: bitter almond
Function: noun
: an almond with a bitter taste that contains amygdalin; also : a tree (Prunus dulcis amara) of the rosefamily (Rosaceae) producing bitter almonds
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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