almond
The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
Other meanings
The tree that produces almonds.
Other plants that produce almond-like nuts
Synonyms
- sweet almond
Word history
From Arabic "ال".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “almond” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.