amygdalaceous

[uh-mig-duh-ley-shuh s]

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Amygdalaceae, a family of plants bearing fruit containing a single hard seed.

Origin of amygdalaceous

1850–55; < New Latin Amygdalace(ae) plant family name (see amygdala, -aceae) + -ous

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Its taste is weak, amygdalaceous, with a faint, mushroom-like aroma.
The Desert World
Arthur Mangin