bitter almond

English

bitter almond (Prunus dulcis var. amara)

bitter almond (Brabejum stellatifolium)

Noun

bitter almond (plural bitter almonds)

A tree of the species Prunus dulcis var. amara (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 dulcis var. amara tree

Seed

Finnish: karvasmanteli (fi)

German: Bittermandel (de) f

Further reading

almond on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Brabejum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Prunus dulcis var. amara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Brabejum stellatifolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Prunus dulcis var. amara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
bitter almond at USDA Plants database

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