Synonym: Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond. Similar words: salmon, natural monopoly, almost, cardiopulmonary, diamond, diamonds, desmond tutu, diamond jubilee. Meaning: ['ɑːmənd] n. 1. 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 2. oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree.
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1. On the left was a plantation of almond trees.
2. Almond oil is renowned for its soothing, emollient properties.
3. The almond cake is particularly sublime.
4. His island, she mused, as she drove through almond and olive groves.
5. Her eyes were huge and green and almond shaped, surprisingly catlike in her delicate face.
6. Their faces, stylised with oval, almond eyes and red lips, were disconcerting.
7. The almond trees grow in the fertile valleys of California, neatly planted in straight lines.
8. Stir in the eggs, vanilla extract, almond essence and butter until they are evenly combined.
9. The young almond trees were crotch deep in river water.
10. Peel and stone fresh dates, stuff with almond paste flavoured with a little coffee and rum, then roll in ground almonds.
11. This time she had brought him an almond cake and some chocolate.
12. It's then covered in a generous layer of almond marzipan and finally topped with a layer of melt-in-the-mouth soft-eating Regal ice.
13. Majorca was renowned for its springtime almond blossom, Fernando had told her.
14. Beat eggs slightly and combine with oil, almond extract, bananas and pineapple.
15. We suggest you massage almond oil into your hands and cuticles before bedtime, to soften and protect them.
16. I put an almond croissant in a low oven for him.
17. But amygdalin reacts with an enzyme in the almond to produce glucose and two very characteristic compounds, benzaldehyde and prussic acid.
18. It was springtime and the slopes were ablaze with almond blossoms.
19. In Castel Molo, high above Taormina, you can sample the famous almond wine made there.
20. We say nothing while she brews herself a pot of cherry almond.
21. He collared a chilli-bean pie, a couple of samosas and an almond slice at 15p each.
22. It was too late in the year for the almond blossom but the valley was beautiful nonetheless.
23. On these terraces farmers grow tea, potatoes, apricot and almond trees as well as wheat, maize and rice.
24. I gave her a jar of home-made skin cream containing almond oil,[Sentencedict.com ] cocoa butter and rosewater to soften her skin.
25. As you travel eastward the route joins the River Almond where dippers and herons are familiar sights.
26. Short-lived, spontaneous aggregations of people who share a political concern are identified by Almond as anomie interest groups.
27. Cramond Inn Charming old inn picturesquely situated at the mouth of the Almond.
28. June unwrapped the flimsy tissue paper from one of the almond biscuits and rolled it carefully into a tube.
29. His views are echoed by Oxford modern historian Mark Almond.
30. It was springtime and the slopes were ablaze with almond blossom, the vivid green terraces edged with blue irises.
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