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almond
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al·mond  mnd, 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.

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

almond
Noun
an edible oval nut with a yellowish-brown shell, which grows on a small tree [Greek amugdalē]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.almondalmond - 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
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.almondalmond - 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
almond [ˈɑːmənd] namande f
almond [ˈɑːmənd] nMandel f;
(tree) → Mandelbaum m
almond [ˈɑːmənd] nmandorla

almond
n almond [ˈaːmənd]
1 (also almond tree) a kind of tree related to the peach. amandelشَجَرَة اللَوْزбадемово дървоmandlovníkmandeltræder Mandelbaumαμυγδαλιάalmendromandlipuuدرخت بادامmantelipuuamandierעֵץ שָׁקֶדबादामbademmandulabadammöndlutrémandorloアーモンドの木편도 나무migdolasmandeļkokspokok badamamandelmandeltremigdałowiecamendoeiramigdalминдальное деревоmandľovníkmandljevecbademmandelträdต้นอัลมอนด์badem扁桃;杏樹мигдаль; мигдальне деревоبادامcây hạnh nhân
2 the kernel of its fruit The cake had raisins and almonds in it.amandelلَوز، لَوزَهбадемmandlemandeldie Mandelαμύγδαλοalmendramandelمغز بادامmanteliamandeשָׁקֶדbademmandulabadammandlamandorlaアーモンドの実아몬드migdolasmandelebadamamandelmandelmigdałamêndoamigdalăминдальmandľamandeljbademmandelเมล็ดอัลมอนด์badem içi杏仁мигдальگری ، مغزhạt hạnh nhân

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It was named for the thousands of almond trees that once covered the Quartz Hill area, but are now almost gone because of a tree disease in the 1960s and later drought and development.
In 2004, he yanked his apple orchard-replacing all 11 acres and planting 79 more-with almond trees.
 
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