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almond

DEFINITIONS OF: almond

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n 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

Synonyms:
Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond
Types:
jordan almond
variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery
Type of:
almond tree
any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts

n oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

Types:
Jordan almond
an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored
Type of:
edible nut
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
drupe, stone fruit
fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
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