(n) an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior, Syn.corpus amygdaloideum, amygdaloid nucleus
(n) used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus, Syn.family Amygdalaceae
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
‖n.; pl. -læ /plu>. [ L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See Almond. ] 1. An almond. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
2. (Anat.) (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx. (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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