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AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

almond; Amygdalus communis; Prunus amygdalus; Prunus dulcis; sweet almond

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Amygdalus communis" is a kind of...):

almond tree (any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts)

Meronyms (parts of "Amygdalus communis"):

almond (oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Amygdalus communis"):

jordan almond (variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery)

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