bitter almond

English

bitter almond in April in Spain

Noun

bitter almond (plural bitter almonds)

A tree of the species Prunus dulcis var. amara.
The seed of this tree, which is unpalatably bitter and bears many times the cyanide of the sweet almond.

Translations

Prunus dulcis var. amara tree

Seed

German: Bittermandel (de) f

Further reading

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

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