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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

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almond

n almond [ˈaːmənd]

1 (alsoalmond tree) a kind of tree related to the peach. amandel شَجَرَة اللَوْز бадемово дърво mandlovník mandeltræ der Mandelbaum αμυγδαλιά almendro mandlipuu درخت بادام mantelipuu amandier עֵץ שָׁקֶד बादाम badem mandula badam möndlutré mandorlo アーモンドの木 편도 나무 migdolas mandeļkoks pokok badam amandel mandeltre migdałowiec amendoeira migdal миндальное дерево mandľovník mandljevec badem mandelträd ต้นอัลมอนด์ badem 扁桃；杏樹 мигдаль; мигдальне дерево بادام cây hạnh nhân 扁桃；杏树

2 the kernel of its fruit The cake had raisins and almonds in it. amandel لَوز، لَوزَه бадем mandle mandel die Mandel αμύγδαλο almendra mandel مغز بادام manteli amande שָׁקֶד badem mandula badam mandla mandorla アーモンドの実 아몬드 migdolas mandele badam amandel mandel migdał amêndoa migdală миндаль mandľa mandelj badem mandel เมล็ดอัลมอนด์ badem içi 杏仁 мигдаль گری ، مغز hạt hạnh nhân 杏仁