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单词 amygdaline
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amygdalineadj.

Brit. /əˈmɪɡdəlɪn/, /əˈmɪɡdəlʌɪn/, U.S. /əˈmɪɡdələn/, /əˈmɪɡdəˌlaɪn/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amygdalinus.
Etymology: < classical Latin amygdalinus of or made from almonds (Pliny) < ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλινος of almonds < ἀμυγδάλη almond (see amygdal n.) + -ινος -ine suffix2.
Of, relating to, or made from almonds. Also: resembling an almond; almond-shaped.
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1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs 224 If nine parts of oyle of Almonds be mixed to one part of the essential oyle... whatsoever swims a top, is of the essentiall oyle; but the rest is Amygdaline.
1685 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis (new ed.) iii. v. 298 The Amygdaline Eagle Stone. Shaped like an Almond.
1819 J. Lindley tr. L.-C. Richard Observ. Struct. Fruits & Seeds 71 The kernel of Lecythis is a fleshy amygdaline body [Fr. un corps charnu amygdalin].
1927 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 14 145 I am able to detect an extremely pleasant amygdaline taste in the dried plants.
2010 Londonist (Nexis) 16 Oct. Pastry chef Chantelle Abrahams' perfectly executed bakewell tart is an amygdaline wet dream.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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