Almond



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An Almond

• n. 杏树, 杏仁
• ［同］ 近形词: alimony ( 赡养费)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English almande, from Anglo-French alemande from Late Latin amandula, alteration of Latin amygdala, from Greek amygdalē
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. the drupaceous fruit of a small tree (Prunus dulcis syn. P. amygdalus) of the rose family with flowers and young fruit resembling those of the peach; especially its ellipsoidal edible kernel used as a nut
  • b. any of several similar fruits
• 2. a tree that produces almonds

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