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al⋅mond
[ah-muh
nd, 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
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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Main Entry: sweet almond
Function: noun
: an almond that produces sweet edible seeds and forms a distinct variety (Prunus amygdalus dulcis) of the common almond;also : the edible seed of this tree
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