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Found 3 hits - Term: almond tree, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
almond \alm"ond\ aum"mu^nd, n. oe. almande, almaunde,
   alemaunde, f. amande, l. amygdala, fr. gr. 'amygda`lh: cf.
   sp. almendra. cf. amygdalate.
   1. the fruit of the almond tree.
      1913 webster

   note: the different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled,
         thick-shelled almonds, and jordan almonds, are the
         products of different varieties of the one species,
         amygdalus communis, a native of the mediterranean
         region and western asia.
         1913 webster

   2. the tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.
      1913 webster

   3. anything shaped like an almond. specifically: anat. one
      of the tonsils.
      1913 webster

   almond oil, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter
      almonds.

   oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained
      from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation;
      benzoic aldehyde.

   imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene.

   almond tree bot., the tree bearing the almond.

   almond willow bot., a willow which has leaves that are of
      a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow salix
      amygdalina. --shenstone.
      1913 webster
see also:
amygdalate amygdalus communis almond oil oil of bitter almonds imitation oil of bitter almonds almond tree 
almond willow salix amygdalina 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
broadleaf \broad"leaf`\, n. bot.
   a tree terminalia latifolia of jamaica, the wood of which
   is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes
   called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.
   1913 webster broad-leaved
see also:
terminalia latifolia almond tree 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
almond tree
     n : any of several small bushy trees having pink or white
         blossoms and usually bearing nuts


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