amygdalate

& s. [Mediæval Lat. amygdala tum, s.; from Lat. amygdala , amugdalum, or amygdal us = the almond.) [See ALMOND.] A. As adj .: Made of almonds. (Johnson.) B. As substantive : 1. An artificial milk, or emulsion made of blanched almonds. ( Blount , Dyche, .) 2. Chem.: A salt whose acid is the amygdalic. a-mỹg-dăl-e-ae, s . pl . [From Lat. amygdal us (q.v.).] An old sub-order of Rosaceæ, elevated by Lindley into his order Drupaceæ, or Almond-worts. [DRUPACEÆ.]