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noun

(1) Oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

(2) 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

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Etymology

From , from Romanic } (with -l- in French and Spanish, probably by confusion with similar Arabic words), from , from .

Noun

A type of tree nut.
A small deciduous tree, Prunus dulcis, that produces almonds.
The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.