amygdalus

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsgenus Amygdalus

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofAmygdalaceae

Other forms of amygdalus

plural

amygdaluses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about amygdalus

What does amygdalus mean?

amygdalus means "used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus".

How many syllables are in amygdalus?

amygdalus has 4 syllables: a-myg-da-lus. The stress falls on "myg".

What is another word for amygdalus?

Close synonyms include genus Amygdalus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is amygdalus a common word?

amygdalus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.