From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Almond \Alm"ond\ ([aum]"m[u^]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde,
alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf.
Sp. almendra. Cf. {Amygdalate}.]
1. The fruit of the almond tree.
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Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled,
thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the
products of different varieties of the one species,
{Amygdalus communis}, a native of the Mediterranean
region and western Asia.
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2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.
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3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One
of the tonsils.
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{Almond oil}, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter
almonds.
{Oil of bitter almonds}, a poisonous volatile oil obtained
from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation;
benzoic aldehyde.
{Imitation oil of bitter almonds}, nitrobenzene.
{Almond tree} (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond.
{Almond willow} (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of
a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow ({Salix
amygdalina}). --Shenstone.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
almond
n 1: 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 [syn: {almond}, {sweet almond},
{Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}, {Amygdalus communis}]
2: oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
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