Almond /(ä"mŭnd)/

Alm·ond

Almond

n.
  1. The fruit of the almond tree.
  2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.
  3. Anything shaped like an almond. (Anat.)

Phrases & Compounds
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
the tree bearing the almond.
Almond willow
a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow (Salix amygdalina).