Amygdalus communis amara
- noun
- Archaic
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almendro amargo
- Gardeners should differentiate Amygdalus communis amara from the sweet almond tree due to its toxic seeds.
Examples
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The oil extracted from Amygdalus communis amara is used in some traditional medicines.
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The Amygdalus communis amara produces beautiful white blossoms.
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Consuming nuts from Amygdalus communis amara without proper processing can be dangerous.
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Many people are unaware that Amygdalus communis amara nuts are poisonous.
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Consuming nuts from Amygdalus communis amara without proper processing can be dangerous.
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Gardeners should differentiate Amygdalus communis amara from the sweet almond tree due to its toxic seeds.
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The oil extracted from Amygdalus communis amara is used in some traditional medicines.
Synonyms
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A type of almond with poisonous nuts used to make oil for flavor or medicine
An almond tree with white flowers that makes bitter poisonous nuts used to make oil for flavor and medicine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Amygdalus + communis + amara
This is a Latin scientific name combining the genus Amygdalus (almond) with the epithets communis and amara; if a learner knew those constituents (common, bitter) they could infer it denotes a (bitter/common) variety of almond tree and thus its basic properties. However, because it is a technical taxonomic label in Latin rather than ordinary English phraseology and requires knowledge of botanical naming conventions, the relation is not fully transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Amygdalus communis amara comes from old Greek and Latin words: Amygdalus means 'almond', communis means 'common', and amara means 'bitter'. This name points to a common almond tree with bitter, sometimes poisonous nuts whose oil was used for flavoring and medicine.