amygdalaceousadj.
Bot.
Akin to the almond. (Applied to those plants of the Rosaceous order, which produce stone-fruits; made by some a distinct natural order.)
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1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xvi. 52 The milky emulsions that the fruits of the amygdalaceous plants yield.
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