PRUNUS AMYGDALUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Prunus amygdalus mean? 

• PRUNUS AMYGDALUS (noun)
  The noun PRUNUS AMYGDALUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PRUNUS AMYGDALUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRUNUS AMYGDALUS (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 ("Prunus amygdalus" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "Prunus amygdalus"):

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

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

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

 Context examples 

The oil extracted from the seed press-cake of Prunus amygdalus var. amara.

(Bitter Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The oil extracted from the seed fruits of Prunus amygdalus.

(Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)