It is confusing because it is referred to both as a seed and nut.
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Yes. What we consider to be the almond nut is actually the seed of the almond fruit. Almonds are the "fruit" of the almond tree, in very general terms
Almond is the name of a species of deciduous tree. The fruit it bares is commonly referred to as a nut but is in-fact a seed.
yes it is seed.............
Yes a pecan is a seed, so is an acorn.
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That would be the amygdala
Prunus dulcis
The Almond is not a fruit, it is a nut, the seed of an Almond tree.
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1. From a store. 2. From almonds (the seed).
Yes, rather like an almond.
Yes it is. As a drupe is a plant that has fleshy fruit surrounding a stone that covers a seed. This description exactly fits the almond.
The scientific name of the almond seed is Prunus dulcis.
No, but they are in the same genus as the almond (prunus) which are distinguished by the corrugated pit. If you break apart the Nectarine pit there is an inner seed that looks just like an almond only smaller.
You could use almond butter or peanut butter.
Johnstone river almond, Jack nut (Nut-like seed)
Not at all! The seed of the almond (prunis dulcis) is really not a nut but the seed of the fruit which is a "drupe", The tree is a close relative of the apricot (there are trees that give both fruit meats and almonds). The hazelnut is a true nut, the seed of the corylus avellana.