a·myg·da·la 
(ə-mĭgdə-lə)
(ə-mĭgdə-lə)n. pl. a·myg·da·lae (-lē)
Either of two small, almond-shaped masses of gray matter that are part of the limbic system and are located in the temporal lobes of the cerebral hemispheres. Also called amygdaloid nucleus.
[Latin, almond, from Greek amugdalē.]