Amygdalus
noun
Amyg·da·lus
in some especially former classifications
: a small genus of Asian trees and shrubs including those plants of the genus Prunus (as the peach and almond) that have numerous stamens, an often velvety exocarp, and a deeply grooved stone
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Late Latin, almond tree, from Greek amygdalos
First Known Use
1754, in the meaning defined above
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