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Amygdalus

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genus amygdalusnoun	used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus prunus

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genus amygdalusnoun	used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus prunus
amygdalinnoun	(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
amygdaloidal	Shaped like an almond
amygdaloidnoun	A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
amygdalaenoun	(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
amygdaloid nucleusnoun	an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior
amygdalotomynoun	(surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
artemisianoun	Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavoring.
artemesianoun	—
amygdalanoun	(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
alchemillanoun	Any of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants.
acalyphanoun	Any plant of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants, found in tropical and subtropical environments.
mandragoranoun	Any of various plants of the genus Mandragora.
adularianoun	(mineralogy) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).
amelanchiernoun	Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit.
ambracianoun	(historical) A city of ancient Greece on the site of modern Arta.
aralianoun	Spikenard and any of many related ornamental and food plants, of the genus Aralia, from Asia and the Americas.
adalianoun	a genus of ladybugs in the family Coccinellidae.
aesculusnoun	The genus Aesculus (or ), with species called buckeye and horse chestnut, comprises 13–19 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae.
artocarpusnoun	a genus of approximately 60 trees and shrubs of Southeast Asian and Pacific origin, belonging to the mulberry family, Moraceae.