ETYM Old Eng. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, French amande, Latin amygdala, from Greek amygdale: cf. Spanish almendra. Related to Amygdalate.
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.
Tree Prunus amygdalus, family Rosaceae, related to the peach and apricot. Dessert almonds are the kernels of the fruit of the sweet variety P. amygdalus dulcis, which is also the source of a low-cholesterol culinary oil. Oil of bitter almonds, from the variety P. amygdalus amara, is used in flavoring. Almond oil is also used for cosmetics, perfumes, and fine lubricants. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. kernel, kirnel, curnel, as. cyrnel, from corn grain. Related to Corn, Kern to harden.
(Homonym: colonel).
1. A single whole grain of a cereal.
2. The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience: SYN. substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty.
3. The inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; SYN. meat.
The inner, softer part of a nut, or of a seed within a hard shell. + prikaži više