almond vs pith

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. 

pith

noun
  • The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. 

  • The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance. 

  • The spinal cord; the marrow. 

  • The albedo of a citrus fruit. 

  • The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn. 

  • One divided by pi. 

  • Power, strength, might. 

adj
  • The ordinal form of the number pi. 

verb
  • To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree). 

  • To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord. 

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