bitter almond

English

bitter almond (Prunus amygdalus)

bitter almond (Brabejum stellatifolium)

Noun

bitter almond (plural bitter almonds)

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

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