[
UK
/ˈɒlmənd/
]
[ US /ˈɑmənd/ ]
[ US /ˈɑmənd/ ]
NOUN
- 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
- oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
How To Use almond In A Sentence
- The foraging bee, if alive after its visit to the beautiful white flowers of almonds, for example, laden with invisible spheres of asphyxiating gas, would be bringing back to its home pollen and nectar mixed with parathion. Honeybees in Danger
- Take the white of one egg, and measure just as much cold water; mix the two well, and stir stiff with confectioners 'sugar; add a little flavoring, vanilla, or almond, or pistache, and, for some candies, color with a tiny speck of fruit paste. A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl
- Add the toasted almond slivers and mix well before turning into the pastry case. Times, Sunday Times
- Go for almonds with their skins, walnuts and hazelnuts. Times, Sunday Times
- But Salmond appeared to concede that he had overreacted in his response to the PCC.
- It is true that, even at the time of the discovery of nitrobenzol, he pointed out the striking similarity of its smell to that of the oil of bitter almonds. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants
- This is derived from my recipe for “Almonzano” from my book "Nonna's Italian Kitchen", but Dori from the bakehouse blog suggested using okara in it instead of almonds. A PRACTICAL WAY TO USE OKARA
- The pistachio and lemon bites became almond flavoured when I made them, as almonds were all I had in the pantry.
- On a recent morning, Evers steered his pickup truck through a Central California almond grove, his drawling sales pitch at the ready.
- Almonds, plums, apples, cherries, and lemons are enjoyed in many households fresh off the trees in family gardens.