Almond

Definitions

1. The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
   countable
2. A surname.
3. A town in Allegany County, New York, United States.
4. A river in North Lanarkshire council area, West Lothian council area and Edinburgh council area, Scotland, which empties into the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh.
5. The tree that produces almonds.
   countable
6. A village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
7. A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which joins the River Tay.
8. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
   countable, uncountable
9. bitter almond. of variety Prunus amygdalus var. amara, (syn. Prunus dulcis var. amara), that only produces bitter fruits
   countable, uncountable
10. Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
    countable, uncountable
11. Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
    countable, uncountable
12. Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae
    countable, uncountable
13. Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae
    countable, uncountable
14. Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae
    countable, uncountable
15. The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
    uncountable
16. The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
    uncountable
17. Flavour or other characteristics of almond.
    uncountable
18. Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In early March⟳ the almonds are in flower, delicately pink, and there are washes of bright daffodils beneath the orchard trees; you can see⟳ women gathering them for market.”

“I can't eat⟳ it if it has too much almond in it.”

“The next set⟳ are shorter, and are more contracted or acuminated at their posterior end⟳, where they are contiguous to the almonds or tonsils.”

“Marc Almond (born 1957), English musician”

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