bitter almond

English

bitter almond (Prunus amygdalus)

bitter almond (Brabejum stellatifolium)

Noun

bitter almond (plural bitter almonds)

1. A tree of the species Prunus amygdalus (order Rosales).
2. The seed of this tree, which is unpalatably bitter and bears many times the cyanide of the sweet almond.
3. A tree of the species Brabejum stellatifolium (order Proteales).

   Synonyms: ghoeboontjie, wild almond

Translations

Prunus amygdalus tree

• Greek: πικραμυγδαλιά (el) f (pikramygdaliá)

Seed

• Finnish: karvasmanteli (fi)
• German: Bittermandel (de) f
• Greek: πικραμύγδαλο (el) n (pikramýgdalo)

Further reading

• almond on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Brabejum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prunus amygdalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Brabejum stellatifolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Prunus amygdalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• bitter almond at USDA Plants database