Etymology · Ancient Greek
ἀμυγδάλη
6 English words descend from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη, most common first.
- almondThe seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
- amygdalaEach one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
- laetrileA drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA.
- amygdaloidShaped like an almond
- amygdaleAn almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava.
- amygdalitistonsillitis