| 单词 | almond |
| 释义 | almond (once / 1256 pages) n An almond is an oval-shaped nut that grows inside a hard shell. Almonds grow on almond trees. Almonds are native to Mediterranean climates, particularly South Asia and the Middle East, and have spread to parts of North Africa, Southern Europe, and California. Almond trees flower in the spring, before the nuts are ready to harvest. While wild almonds are poisonous, the nut of the domesticated, sweet almond is delicious. We know the word almond comes from the Greek amygdalos, or "almond tree," but its origin beyond that is uncertain. WORD FAMILYalmond: almonds USAGE EXAMPLESAccording to Almond, “The queasy irony here is that Stewart and Colbert are parasites of the dysfunction they mock.” Salon(Dec 31, 2016) His friends say his only snack at night is seven lightly salted almonds. New York Times(Jul 02, 2016) I find myself revisiting Almond on 22nd street for this exact purpose. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n 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|Hypo|Hyper Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond jordan almond variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery almond tree any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts 2n oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree Hypo|Hyper Jordan almond an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored edible nut a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell drupe, stone fruitfleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube |
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