n. [ OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr.
☞ 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 ]
Almond oil,
Oil of bitter almonds,
Imitation oil of bitter almonds,
Almond tree (Bot.),
Almond willow (Bot.),
[ Prob. a corruption of Almain furnace,
n. See Almandine [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. having the shape of an almond, i.e. ellipsoidal with somewhat pointed ends.