ALMOND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does almond mean? 

• ALMOND (noun)
  The noun ALMOND has 2 senses:

1. small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California

2. oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

  Familiarity information: ALMOND used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALMOND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

almond; Amygdalus communis; Prunus amygdalus; Prunus dulcis; sweet almond

Hypernyms ("almond" is a kind of...):

almond tree (any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts)

Meronyms (parts of "almond"):

almond (oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "almond"):

jordan almond (variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("almond" is a kind of...):

edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)

drupe; stone fruit (fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "almond"):

Jordan almond (an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored)

Holonyms ("almond" is a part of...):

almond; Amygdalus communis; Prunus amygdalus; Prunus dulcis; sweet almond (small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California)

 Context examples 

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles almond.

(Almond Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

Jo frowned upon that piece of extravagance, and asked why he didn't buy a frail of dates, a cask of raisins, and a bag of almonds, and be done with it?

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Almond oil is typically used as a skin emollient and for massage.

(Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A cyanogenic glucoside isolated from almonds and seeds of other plants of the family Rosaceae.

(Amygdalin, NCI Thesaurus)

Bitter almond oil is used as a flavoring and sweetener.

(Bitter Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

It is found in essential oils made from almonds and peach pits and in other foods.

(Benzaldehyde, NCI Dictionary)

These differences are likely related to the hardness and fracture properties of the almond and the degree of structural breakdown during processing and chewing.

(Going Nuts Over Calories, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond.

(Ovarian Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

“You'll be glad to spend another shilling or so, in almond cakes, I dare say?”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Almonds, researchers say are a perfect example: their growth is entirely dependent on bees for pollination.

(Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations, VOA)