sweet almond
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- noun
- /swit ˈɑlmənd/
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- sweet almond oil
Examples
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I'm not so sure that pure sweet almond oil is the best choice for the face.
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And thanks for the comment about the sweet almond oil, I was wondering why my hands were getting a dry feeling after using my homemade cream with it in it.
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The best oils to use are jojoba, sweet almond, grape seed, and extra virgin olive oil.
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I have leftover sweet almond oil-lemon balm infused oil.
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The sweet almond tree produces beautiful pink blossoms in the spring.
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In many desserts, you can find sweet almonds as a delicious and crunchy ingredient.
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The sweet almond is known for its edible nuts, which are often used in various culinary dishes.
Synonyms
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A small tree with pink flowers that produces edible seeds
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A small tree with pink or white flowers that produces edible nuts
A small tree with pink flowers that produces edible almonds
A small tree that loses its leaves and has pink flowers and edible almonds
A small tree with pink spring flowers that makes almonds you can eat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'sweet' modifies 'almond', so a learner who knows 'sweet' and 'almond' can infer it refers to the edible, sweet-tasting variety/tree of almond. This compositional, descriptive pattern is regular in English (and many other languages), making the meaning directly derivable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Sweet almond is a simple name from farming: farmers called the nuts sweet not bitter to show these almond trees had nuts people could 'eat'. So sweet almond means the almond tree or nut that people grow and 'eat'.