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bitter almond

The correct spelling is bitter almond.

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noun

Say it like: Bit-ter- al-mon-d

The correct spelling is bitter almond. A tree of the species Prunus dulcis var. amara (order Rosales).

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  1. 1.A tree of the species Prunus dulcis var. amara (order Rosales).
  2. 2.The seed of this tree, which is unpalatably bitter and bears many times the cyanide of the sweet almond.
  3. 3.A tree of the species Brabejum stellatifolium (order Proteales).

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