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countable and uncountable, plural almonds
(countable) The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut. examples
(countable) The tree that produces almonds. quotations examples
In early March the almonds are in flower, delicately pink, and there are washes of bright daffodils beneath the orchard trees; you can see women gathering them for market.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 3
Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, that only produces bitter fruits examples
Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae examples
Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae examples
Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae examples
Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae examples
Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae examples
(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour. examples
(uncountable) The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown. examples
(uncountable) Flavor or other characteristics of almond. examples
(anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. quotations
The next set are shorter, and are more contracted or acuminated at their posterior end, where they are contiguous to the almonds or tonsils.
1828, David Craigie, Elements of General and Pathological Anatomy
comparative more almond, superlative most almond
Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut. examples