wild almond

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Noun

wild almond (plural wild almonds)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild,‎ almond.
  2. A wild-growing almond tree (Prunus amygdalus, syn. Prunus dulcis), native to the Middle East and South Asia.
  3. A tree of any of several species, similar in fruit to P. amygdalus
    1. Irvingia malayana, native to southeast Asia
    2. Brabejum stellatifolium, native to South Africa
    3. Prunus fasciculata, native to the southwestern United States
    4. Prunus turneriana, native to Papua New Guinea and Australia
    5. Sterculia foetida, native to the Old World tropics

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