AMYGDALUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Amygdalus mean? 

• AMYGDALUS (noun)
  The noun AMYGDALUS has 1 sense:

1. used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus

  Familiarity information: AMYGDALUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMYGDALUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Amygdalus; genus Amygdalus

Hypernyms ("Amygdalus" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Holonyms ("Amygdalus" is a member of...):

Amygdalaceae; family Amygdalaceae (used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus)

 Context examples 

The oil extracted from the seed press-cake of Prunus amygdalus var. amara.

(Bitter Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The oil extracted from the seed fruits of Prunus amygdalus.

(Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)