NOUN | plant | almond, sweet almond, Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communis | 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 |
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food | almond | oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree |
Sounds | aa'mahnd | |
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Rhymes | abandoned ... Zealand: 132 rhymes with ahnd... |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | sweet almond, Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communis | |
Parts | almond | oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree |
Narrower | jordan almond | Variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain |
Broader | almond tree | Any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts |
Spanish | almendra, almendro dulce, almendro, amygdalus communis, Amygdalus communis, prunus amygdalus, Prunus amygdalus, prunus dulcis | |
Catalan | ametller, amygdalus communis, Amygdalus communis, prunus amygdalus, Prunus amygdalus, prunus dulcis, Prunus dulcis |
Meaning | oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree. | |
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Part of | almond, sweet almond, Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communis | 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 |
Narrower | Jordan almond | An almond covered with a sugar coating / coating that is hard and flavored and colored |
Broader | drupe, stone fruit | fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed |
edible nut | A hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell | |
Spanish | almendra | |
Catalan | ametlla | |
Adjectives | amygdaline | related to or resembling an almond |
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