Almond

Morpheme

Almond

Type

free base

Denotation

seed within the fruit of a small deciduous tree

Etymology

Middle English almond, almaund; Old French almande, amande, from alemondle; Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula; Latin amygdala; Ancient Greek amygdálē

Evidence

almond, almondine, almondless, almondlike, almonds, almondwood, almondy

Notes

almond, amygdale, amygdala, and mandorla are doublets

See Also

Amygdale, Mandorl