amygdalaceous

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adjective

Akin to, or derived from, the almond.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adjectiveamygdalaceous (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparablebiologyAkin to, or derived from, the almond.

Origin

  1. Latinamygdala“almond tree”
  2. Englishamygdalaceous

From Latin amygdala (“almond tree”) + -aceous.

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amygdalaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amygdalaceous

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Chicago

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