almond
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑː.mənd/
ipa: /ˈa(l).mn̩d/
ipa: /ˈɑ(l).mənd/
ipa: /ˈæ(l).mənd/
ipa: /ˈɔl.mənd/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈalməɳɖ/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈɑlməɳɖ/
ipa: /ˈal.mond/
Forms: form: almonds
Etymology: 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.
Senses: glosses: The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 3:
glosses: The tree that produces almonds.
glosses: Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
bitter almond. of variety Prunus amygdalus var. amara, (syn. Prunus dulcis var. amara), that only produces bitter fruits
glosses: Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
glosses: Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
glosses: Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae
glosses: Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae
glosses: Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae
synonyms: bitter almond
glosses: The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
glosses: The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
examples: text: I can't eat it if it has too much almond in it.
glosses: Flavour or other characteristics of almond.
examples: text: The next set are shorter, and are more contracted or acuminated at their posterior end, where they are contiguous to the almonds or tonsils.
ref: 1828, David Craigie, Elements of General and Pathological Anatomy:
glosses: Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.
Derived terms: word: almond aphid
word: almond blossom
word: almond butter
word: almond-butter
word: almondesque
word: almond eye
word: almond-eyed
word: almond furnace
word: almond-furnace
word: almond green
word: almondine
alt: Monostira unicostata
word: almond lace bug
taxonomic: Salix amygdaloides
word: almond-leaved willow
word: almondless
word: almondlike
word: almond milk
word: almondmilk
word: almond-milk
word: almond mom
taxonomic: Cadra cautella
word: almond moth
word: almond oil
word: almond paste
word: almond pink
word: almond potato
word: almond-shaped
word: almond tofu
word: almond tree
taxonomic: Salix amygdalina
word: almond willow
word: almondwood
word: almondy
taxonomic: Terminalia catappa
word: Bengal almond
word: bitter almond
word: blanched almond
word: burnt almond
taxonomic: Terminalia catappa
word: country almond
word: dwarf Russian almond
taxonomic: Cyperus esculentus
word: earth almond
taxonomic: Prunus spp.
word: flowering almond
taxonomic: Pistacia vera
word: green almond
taxonomic: Cyperus esculentus
word: ground almond
taxonomic: Terminalia catappa
word: Indian almond
taxonomic: Canarium commune
word: Java almond
taxonomic: Elaeocarpus bancroftii
word: Johnstone River almond
word: Jordan almond
taxonomic: Terminalia catappa
word: Malabar almond
taxonomic: Prunus tenella
word: Russian almond
word: sweet almond
taxonomic: Terminalia catappa
word: tropical almond
taxonomic: Hippocratea comosa
word: wood almond