Almond

Alm´ond   Pronunciation: ä´mŭnd

n.	1.	The fruit of the almond tree.
	2.	The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.
	3.	(Anat.) Anything shaped like an almond. Almond oil fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds. Oil of bitter almonds a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. Imitation oil of bitter almonds nitrobenzene. Almond tree (Bot.) the tree bearing the almond. Almond willow (Bot.) a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow (Salix amygdalina). - Shenstone.

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 Synonyms: Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond
	2.	almond - oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

Brazil nut, almond paste, amande, amande douce, amandes mondees, bitter almond, blanched almonds, burnt almond, goober, goober pea, ground-pea, groundnut, kernel, meat, nigger toe, noisette, noix, nut, peanut, peanut butter, salted peanuts, sweet almond

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