BITTER ALMOND
\bˈɪtəɹ ˈɒlmənd], \bˈɪtəɹ ˈɒlmənd], \b_ˈɪ_t_ə_ɹ ˈɒ_l_m_ə_n_d]\
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almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
By Princeton University
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almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The seed of Amygdalus communis, variety, amara. It has a bitter taste and triturated with water forms an emulsion having the odor of hydrocyanic acid. It contains a glucosid (amygdalin), and about 43 per cent. of fixed oil. [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.].
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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