English > almond tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts. |
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| Member of | Prunus, genus Prunus | A genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions |
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| Narrower | Russian almond, dwarf Russian almond, Prunus tenella | Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers |
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| 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 |
| bitter almond, Prunus dulcis amara, Amygdalus communis amara | almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes |
| dwarf flowering almond, Prunus glandulosa | small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers |
| flowering almond, oriental bush cherry, Prunus japonica | woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms |
| flowering almond, Prunus triloba | deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers |
| Broader | fruit tree | Tree bearing edible fruit |
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| Spanish | almendro |
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| Catalan | ametler, ametller |
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