Lexic.us

Definition of Jordan almond

1. Noun. Variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery.

2. Noun. An almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jordan Almond

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Joplin Joppa Jordan Jordan's rule Jordan River Jordan almond (current term) Jordan curve Jordanella Jordanella floridae Jordanian

Jordanian Sign Language Jordanian dinar Jordanian monetary unit Jordanians Jordyn Jorge Borges Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa Jorja Joroslav Heyrovsky

Literary usage of Jordan almond

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of a recent visit to the principal vineyards of Spain and France by James Busby (1834)
"Such is the superior value of the Jordan almond, that the duty upon them in England is £4. ... The Jordan almond is distinguished in appearance ..."

2. Tariff ... Hearing[s] ... on H.R. 7456 by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance (1921)
"They are known as the Jordan almond. There is no such thing as the Jordan almond grown in California. We have to go to the Alicante district of Spain for a ..."

3. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1907)
"... and texture to the Jordan almond of Malaga. Its unusually thin shell and especially delicate kernel should make it of special value in California, ..."

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