What does Almond mean?

Definitions for Almond
ˈɑ mənd, ˈæm ənd; spelling pron. ˈæl məndal·mond

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. almond, sweet almond, Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communisnoun

    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. almondnoun

    oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

Wiktionary

  1. almondnoun

    A type of tree nut.

  2. almondnoun

    A small deciduous tree, Prunus dulcis, that produces almonds.

  3. almondadjective

    brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut

  4. Etymology: From almande, from Romanic * (with -l- in French and Spanish, probably by confusion with similar Arabic words), from amygdala, from ἀμυγδάλη.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Almondnoun

    The nut of the almond tree, either sweet or bitter.

    Etymology: amand, Fr. derived by Gilles Ménage from amandala, a word in low Latin; by others, from Allemand, a German; supposing that almonds come to France from Germany.

    Pound an almond, and the clear white colour will be altered into a dirty one, and the sweet taste into an oily one. John Locke.

ChatGPT

  1. almond

    An almond is a type of edible nut that is native to the Middle East and South Asia. It is the seed of the fruit of the almond tree, which is a species of tree native to Iran and surrounding countries but widely cultivated elsewhere. Almonds are oval in shape, usually mottled and light brown in color and are often used in cooking or eaten raw. They are also a source of oil, milk and flour, and known for their high protein content and other health benefits.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Almondnoun

    the fruit of the almond tree

  2. Almondnoun

    the tree that bears the fruit; almond tree

  3. Almondnoun

    anything shaped like an almond

  4. Almondnoun

    one of the tonsils

  5. Etymology: [OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. Amygdalate.]

Wikidata

  1. Almond

    The almond, is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. "Almond" is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated shell surrounding the seed. The fruit of the almond is a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed inside. Shelling almonds refers to removing the shell to reveal the seed. Almonds are sold shelled, or unshelled. Blanched almonds are shelled almonds that have been treated with hot water to soften the seedcoat, which is then removed to reveal the white embryo.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Almond

    ä′mund, n. the fruit of the almond-tree.—n.pl. Almonds (ä′mundz), the tonsils or glands of the throat, so called from their resemblance to the fruit of the almond-tree. [O. Fr. almande (Fr. amande)—L. amygdalum—Gr. amygdalē.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ALMOND

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Almond is ranked #4902 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Almond surname appeared 7,188 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Almond.

    78.6% or 5,654 total occurrences were White.
    16.3% or 1,172 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 173 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.7% or 126 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.4% or 35 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.3% or 28 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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  1. old man

  2. dolman

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Almond in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Almond in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Almond in a Sentence

  1. Nikos Kazantzakis:

    Maybe you're right, boss. It all depends on the way you look at it. Look, one day I had gone to a little village. An old grandfather of ninety was busy planting an almond tree. 'What, grandad' I exclaimed. 'Planting an almond tree' and he, bent as he was, turned round and said, 'My son, I carry on as if I should never die.' I replied, 'And I carry on as if I was going to die any minute.' Which of us was right, boss

  2. Ed Casey:

    David Phippen said David Phippen grandfather paid a premium price for hundreds of acres in the 1930s because it came with ironclad senior water rights. David Phippen said David Phippen takes those rights to the bank when David Phippen needs loans to replant almond orchards or install new irrigation lines. David Phippen fears that state officials are tampering with a system that has worked for years. In the water world, the pre-1914 rights were considered to be gold.

  3. Gerald Locklin:

    Almond Blossom. if you don’t look closely at the rings of the branches, it could be by anyone. well, anyone who was among the greatest painters of the century: matisse, perhaps. anyone who had studied prints from the japanese. anyone who loved light, and living things. anyone who believed in the rebirth of nature, the seasons of existence, the blossoming of the creative.

  4. Mike Leach:

    Then if you go chocolate, probably Almond Joy.

  5. Alfonso Perez:

    While surviving in 100 beehives on Hickenbottom’s property, the insects were owned and maintained by Alfonso Perez. He leases the property during the winter, and Alfonso Perez leases the beehives to pollinate almond trees throughout California. Somebody came here, and tipped over all the boxes, and sprayed them with diesel fuel, it killed a whole bunch of bees.

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