— almondlike, almondy , adj.
/ah"meuhnd, am"euhnd/ ; spelling pron. /al"meuhnd/ , n.
1. the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) , which grow in warm temperate regions.
2. the tree itself.
3. a delicate, pale tan.
4. anything shaped like an almond, esp. an ornament.
adj.
5. of the color, taste, or shape of an almond.
6. made or flavored with almonds: almond cookies.
[ 1250-1300; ME almande alemande, prob. by transposition of -la amandula, with assimilative replacement of the unfamiliar cluster and adaptation to a known suffix, repr. L amygdala amygdále; r. OE amigdal ]