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Indian almond

American  

noun

  1. a Malayan tree, Terminalia catappa, having edible seeds, planted widely in the tropics as a street tree.


Etymology

Origin of Indian almond

First recorded in 1885–90

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Three dead trees that my not-always-reliable phone app identified as an Indian almond, bagpod and common fig, served as his perches.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025

Beyond the broken boats, past the mansion with its missing roof at the downtown park where 100-year-old mahogany trees had been stripped bare, a few West Indian almond trees had survived.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2017

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