| Almond | n. [ OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. Amygdalate. ] 1. The fruit of the almond tree. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled, thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, Amygdalus communis, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One of the tonsils. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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