n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' mig-d ə -l ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lae \ - ˌ l ē , - ˌ l ī \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, almond, from Greek amygdal ē
Date: 1845
: the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that is part of the limbic system and consists of an almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the anterior extremity of the temporal lobe ― called also amygdaloid nucleus