OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5785

almond

/ˈɑː.mənd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
almendra
The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
almendro
The tree that produces almonds.
In early March the almonds are in flower, delicately pink, and there are washes of bright daffodils beneath the orchard trees; you can see women gathering them for market.
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