amygdaline

American

[uh-mig-duh-lin, -lahyn] / əˈmɪg də lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling an almond.

amygdaline British

/ əˈmɪɡdəlɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

adjective

anatomy of or relating to a tonsil
of or resembling almonds

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Etymology

Origin of amygdaline

1725–35; < Latin amygdalinus < Greek amygdálinos of almonds. See amygdala, -ine ¹

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But, this being proved, is it now very improbable that both were derived from the almond, or from some common amygdaline progenitor?

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