1.  almond(n = noun.plant) amygdalus communis, prunus amygdalus, prunus dulcis, sweet almond - 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;
is a kind of almond tree
has parts: almond
has particulars: jordan almond

2.  almond(n = noun.food) - oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree;
is a kind of edible nut, drupe, stone fruit
is a part of almond, amygdalus communis, prunus amygdalus, prunus dulcis, sweet almond
has particulars: jordan almond

1.  The fruit of the almond tree. [1913 Webster]
" The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled, thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, Amygdalus communis, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia." [1913 Webster]

2.  The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree. [1913 Webster]

3.  Anything shaped like an almond. [1913 Webster]

almond, n.
1 the oval nutlike seed (kernel) of the stone-fruit from the tree Prunus dulcis, of which there are sweet and bitter varieties.
2 the tree itself, of the rose family and allied to the peach and plum.

Idiom:
almond eyes narrow almond-shaped eyes. almond oil the oil expressed from the seed (esp. the bitter variety), used for toilet preparations, flavouring, and medicinal purposes. almond paste = MARZIPAN.

Etymology:
ME f. OF alemande etc. f. med.L amandula f. L amygdala f. Gk amugdale: assoc. with words in AL-

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