Definition of Almnd

Alm"ond (ä"mŭnd), 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.

&fist; 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.

2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.

3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One of the tonsils.

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.

(countable) A type of tree nut.
(countable) A small deciduous tree, Prunus dulcis, that produces almonds.
(countable and uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut

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