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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē)bor. ▲ Arabic لَوْز (lawz)sl. Latin amygdala Vulgar Latin *amendlader. Old French almandebor. Middle English almond English almond From Middle English almond, almaund, from Old French almande, amande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of uncertain origin. Influenced by amandus and by many European words of Arabic origin beginning with the Arabic definite article Arabic ال (al-). Compare Spanish almóndiga and Portuguese almôndega (“meatball”) from Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (“hazelnut al-bunduqa”). Doublet of amygdala, amygdale, and mandorla.

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Definitions

The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus,…
The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
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The tree that produces almonds.
- In early March the almonds are in flower, delicately pink, and there are washes of bright daffodils beneath the orchard trees; you can see women gathering them for market.
Other plants that produce almond-like nuts
Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
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1. The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy…
  The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
2. The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
3. 6
  Flavour or other characteristics of almond.
  - I can't eat it if it has too much almond in it.
4. 7
  Anything shaped like an almond
  Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.
  - The next set are shorter, and are more contracted or acuminated at their posterior end, where they are contiguous to the almonds or tonsils.
5. Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.
6. 9
  A surname.
  - Marc Almond (born 1957), English musician
7. A town in Allegany County, New York, United States.
8. A village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
9. A river in North Lanarkshire council area, West Lothian council area and Edinburgh…
  A river in North Lanarkshire council area, West Lothian council area and Edinburgh council area, Scotland, which empties into the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh.
10. A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which joins the River Tay.

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A definitional loop anchored at almond. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at almond. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at almond

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