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bitter almonds

bitter almonds is the plural of bitter almond.

Meaning of bitter almond

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

Questions about bitter almonds

What is bitter almonds the plural of?
Bitter almonds is the plural of bitter almond.

Words near bitter almonds in the dictionary

  1. Bittenbinder
  2. Bittenbinders
  3. bittenness
  4. bitter
  5. bitter almond
  6. bitter almonds
  7. bitter apple
  8. bitter apples
  9. bitter bark
  10. bitter barks
  11. bitter bean

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