almond vs germ

almond

noun
  • A type of tree nut. 

  • Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, a variety that only produces bitter fruits 

  • Flavor or other characteristics of almond. 

  • The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour. 

  • Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown. 

  • Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. 

  • Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae 

  • Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds. 

  • Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae 

  • Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

adj
  • Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut. 

germ

noun
  • The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ. 

  • The origin or earliest version of an idea or project. 

  • The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud. 

  • A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus. 

  • An equivalence class that includes a specified function defined in an open neighborhood. 

verb
  • To germinate. 

  • To grow, as if parasitic. 

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