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almond 音標拼音: ['ɑmənd] n. 杏仁 杏仁 almond n 1: 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 [ synonym: { almond}, { sweet almond}, { Prunus dulcis}, { Prunus amygdalus}, { Amygdalus communis}] 2: oval- shaped edible seed of the almond treeAlmond \ Alm" ond\ ([ aum]" m[ u^] nd), n. [ OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. ' amygda` lh: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. { Amygdalate}.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin- shelled, thick- shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, { Amygdalus communis}, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: ( Anat.) One of the tonsils. [ 1913 Webster] { Almond oil}, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds. { Oil of bitter almonds}, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. { Imitation oil of bitter almonds}, nitrobenzene. { Almond tree} ( Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. { Almond willow} ( Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond- leaved willow ({ Salix amygdalina}). -- Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster] 22 Moby Thesaurus words for " almond": Brazil nut, almond paste, amande, amande douce, amandes mondees, bitter almond, blanched almonds, burnt almond, goober, goober pea, ground- pea, groundnut, kernel, meat, nigger toe, noisette, noix, nut, peanut, peanut butter, salted peanuts, sweet almondAlmond a native of Syria and Palestine. In form, blossoms, and fruit it resembles the peach tree. Its blossoms are of a very pale pink colour, and appear before its leaves. Its Hebrew name, _shaked_, signifying " wakeful, hastening," is given to it on account of its putting forth its blossoms so early, generally in February, and sometimes even in January. In Eccl. 12: 5, it is referred to as illustrative, probably, of the haste with which old age comes. There are others, however, who still contend for the old interpretation here. " The almond tree bears its blossoms in the midst of winter, on a naked, leafless stem, and these blossoms ( reddish or flesh- coloured in the beginning) seem at the time of their fall exactly like white snow- flakes. In this way the almond blossom is a very fitting symbol of old age, with its silvery hair and its wintry, dry, barren, unfruitful condition." In Jer. 1: 11 " I see a rod of an almond tree [ shaked]... for I will hasten [ shaked] my word to perform it" the word is used as an emblem of promptitude. Jacob desired his sons ( Gen. 43: 11) to take with them into Egypt of the best fruits of the land, almonds, etc., as a present to Joseph, probably because this tree was not a native of Egypt. Aaron' s rod yielded almonds ( Num. 17: 8; Heb. 9: 4). Moses was directed to make certain parts of the candlestick for the ark of carved work " like unto almonds" ( Ex. 25: 33, 34). The Hebrew word _luz_, translated " hazel" in the Authorized Version ( Gen. 30: 37), is rendered in the Revised Version " almond." It is probable that _luz_ denotes the wild almond, while _shaked_ denotes the cultivated variety. |
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