资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Almond \Alm"ond\ ([aum]"m[u^]nd), 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.

   Note: 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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Amygdalus communis
     n : small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa
         having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts
         enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern
         Australia and California [syn: {almond}, {sweet almond},
         {Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}]