Lexic.us

Definition of Prunus amygdalus

1. Noun. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Amygdalus

Literary usage of Prunus amygdalus

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

1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"The almond tree (Prunus amygdalus Stokes) is so closely related to the peach that some botanists regard it ..."

2. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"The seeds of two varieties of Prunus amygdalus nat. ord. ... Amygdala Amara, Bitter Almond, — is the ripe seed of Prunus amygdalus, var. amara, ..."

3. Origin and History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs, Chemicals and by John Uri Lloyd (1921)
"The seeds of bitter almonds, Prunus amygdalus, var. amara, ... The almond, Prunus Amygdalus dulcis, was one of the trees mentioned in the Old Testament, ..."

4. Materia Medica, Pharmacy and Therapeutics: Including the Physiological by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1906)
"The seeds of two varieties of Prunus amygdalus, nat. ord. Rosaceae, namely Amygdala amara and Amygdala dulcis, are official, together with several ..."

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