Noun: sweet almond sweet aa-mund
- Small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
"The sweet almond orchards were a spectacular sight during spring bloom";
- almond, Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communis
Derived forms: sweet almonds
Type of: almond tree
Encyclopedia: Sweet almond