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SWEET ALMOND
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I. (noun)
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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
Synonyms:
almond; Amygdalus communis; Prunus amygdalus; Prunus dulcis; sweet almond
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sweet 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 "sweet almond"):
almond (oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweet almond"):
jordan almond (variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery)
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