Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or resembling an almond.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or resembling the almond. Pertaining to the amygdala of the brain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, almonds.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective related to or resembling an almond
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin amygdalinus, from Greek amugdalinos, from amugdalē, almond.]
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Examples
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But, this being proved, is it now very improbable that both were derived from the almond, or from some common amygdaline progenitor?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Various
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The tonsilla (tonsilla cerebelli; amygdaline nucleus) is a rounded mass, situated in the hemispheres.
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n. - glucoside in bitter almonds, used as an expectorant. amygdaline, adj. pertaining to almonds; pertaining to tonsils.
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