al´mond|like´

al´mond|like´
al|mond «AH muhnd, AM uhnd; AHL muhnd, AL-», noun.
1. a) the edible, flattish, oval-shaped nut in the peachlike fruit of a tree growing in warm regions. b) the tree that the frut grows on. It belongs to the rose family.
2. any of various similar fruits or the trees on which they grow.
3. something shaped like an almond.
4. a pale-tan color; biscuit.
5. a kind of pigeon.
[< Old French almande < Medieval Latin amandula < Latin amygdala < Greek amygdálē]
al´mond|like´, adjective.

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