almond

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the edible oval seed of the almond tree, commonly treated as a nut

   She scattered toasted almond slices over the rice before serving it.

2. 2
   noun

   the small deciduous tree that bears almonds and pink or white blossoms

   The almond flowered before the other trees in the orchard.

Common collocations

• almond extract Noun + noun

From Middle English almond or almaund and Old French almande or amande, from Vulgar Latin forms of Latin amygdala, itself from Greek amygdale, of uncertain origin. The initial al- was reinforced by association with words borrowed through Arabic, but almond is not derived from the Arabic definite article. It is a doublet of amygdala.

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