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al·mond  (ämnd, äl-, ôl-, mnd)

n.

1.

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

b. 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.

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[Middle English almande, from Old French, from Late Latin amandula, alteration of Latin amygdala, from Greek amugdal.]

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almond

Noun

an edible oval nut with a yellowish-brown shell, which grows on a small tree [Greek amugdalē]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	almond - small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond almond - oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree almond tree - any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts jordan almond - variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery
	2.	almond - oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell Jordan almond - an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored almond, Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond - small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California drupe, stone fruit - fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube

Translations

almond [ˈɑːmənd] n (fruit) → almendra;

(tree) → almendro

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almond [ˈɑːmənd] n → amande f

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almond [ˈɑːmənd] n → Mandel f;

(tree) → Mandelbaum m

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almond [ˈɑːmənd] n → mandorla