əˈmigdələ noun
( plural amygda·lae -ˌlē, -ī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, almond — more at almond
1. : one of the tonsils of the pharynx
2. : one of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum
3. : the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that consists of an almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the roof of the lateral ventricle