Amygdalaceae

plural noun

Amyg·​da·​la·​ce·​ae

in some especially former classifications

: a family of trees and shrubs comprising those plants of the family Rosaceae (as the plum, peach, and almond) that have a single pistil with united carpels and a characteristic drupe

amygdalaceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦⸗shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Amygdalus, type genus + -aceae

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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