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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Almond \Alm"ond\ ([aum]"m[u^]nd), n. [OE. almande almaunde alemaunde F. amande, L. amygdala, fr Gr 'amygda`lh: cf Sp almendra Cf {Amygdalate}.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree. Note: 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. 2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree. 3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One of the tonsils. {Almond oil}, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds. {Oil of bitter almonds}, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. {Imitation oil of bitter almonds}, nitrobenzene. {Almond tree} (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. {Almond willow} (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow ({Salix amygdalina}). --Shenstone. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: almond n 1: 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 [syn: {sweet almond}, {Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}, {Amygdalus communis}] 2: oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Almond, NC Zip code(s): 28702 Almond, NY (village, FIPS 1440) Location: 42.31898 N, 77.73954 W Population (1990): 458 (202 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14804 Almond, WI (village, FIPS 1400) Location: 44.26131 N, 89.40874 W Population (1990): 455 (201 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54909 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Almond a native of Syria and Palestine. In form blossoms, and fruit it resembles the peach tree. Its blossoms are of a very pale pink colour, and appear before its leaves. Its Hebrew name _shaked_, signifying "wakeful, hastening," is given to it on account of its putting forth its blossoms so early, generally in February, and sometimes even in January. In Eccl. 12:5, it is referred to as illustrative, probably, of the haste with which old age comes There are others however, who still contend for the old interpretation here "The almond tree bears its blossoms in the midst of winter, on a naked, leafless stem, and these blossoms (reddish or flesh-coloured in the beginning) seem at the time of their fall exactly like white snow-flakes. In this way the almond blossom is a very fitting symbol of old age, with its silvery hair and its wintry, dry, barren, unfruitful condition." In Jer. 1:11 "I see a rod of an almond tree [shaked]...for I will hasten [shaked] my word to perform it" the word is used as an emblem of promptitude. Jacob desired his sons (Gen. 43:11) to take with them into Egypt of the best fruits of the land, almonds, etc., as a present to Joseph, probably because this tree was not a native of Egypt. Aaron's rod yielded almonds (Num. 17:8; Heb. 9:4). Moses was directed to make certain parts of the candlestick for the ark of carved work "like unto almonds" (Ex. 25:33, 34). The Hebrew word _luz_, translated hazel" in the Authorized Version (Gen. 30:37), is rendered in the Revised Version "almond." It is probable that _luz_ denotes the wild almond, while _shaked_ denotes the cultivated variety.
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