almond vs wild almond

almond

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

  • 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 

  • 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. 

wild almond

noun
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, almond. A wild-growing almond tree (Prunus amygdalus, syn. Prunus dulcis), native to the Middle East and South Asia. 

  • Brabejum stellatifolium, native to South Africa 

  • Prunus fasciculata, native to the southwestern United States 

  • Sterculia foetida, native to the Old World tropics 

  • Irvingia malayana, native to southeast Asia 

  • Prunus turneriana, native to Papua New Guinea and Australia 

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