ALMOND

noun Etymology: Middle English almande, from Anglo-French alemande from Late Latin amandula, alteration of Latin amygdala, from Greek amygdalē Date: 14th century 1. the drupaceous fruit of a small tree ( Prunus dulcis syn. P. amygdalus ) of the rose family with flowers and young fruit resembling those of the peach, any of several similar fruits, a tree that produces ~s