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Definitions for Almond

[1] the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) , which grow in warm temperate regions.
[2] the tree itself.
[3] a delicate, pale tan.
[4] anything shaped like an almond, especially an ornament.
[5] of the color, taste, or shape of an almond.
[6] made or flavored with almonds: almond cookies.
[7] a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed
[8] the oval-shaped nutlike edible seed of this plant, which has a yellowish-brown shell
[9] (modifier) made of or containing almonds almond cake Related adjectives: amygdaline, amygdaloid
[10] a pale yellowish-brown colour (as adjective ) almond wallpaper
[11] Also called: almond green yellowish-green colour (as adjective ) an almond skirt
[12] anything shaped like an almond nut

Words nearby Almond

almirante brown, almodóvar, almohad, almohade, almon, almond, almond bark, almond cake, almond meal, almond milk, almond oil

Origin of Almond

1250–1300; Middle English almande < Old French (dial.) alemande, probably by transposition of -la < Late Latin amandula, with assimilative replacement of the unfamiliar cluster and adaptation to a known suffix, representing Latin amygdala < Greek amygdálē; replacing Old English amigdal < Latin

Other words from Almond

al·mond·like , al·mond·y , adjective

Word origin for Almond

C13: from Old French almande, from Medieval Latin amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Greek amugdalē