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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
   - sweet almond, Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communis
    
2. Oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

Derived forms: almonds

See also: amygdaline

Type of: almond tree, drupe, edible nut, stone fruit

Encyclopedia: Almond, New York Almond, John Almond Almond, Wisconsin Almond, WI Almond, Oliver