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What is the scientific name of almond seed and almond plants?

Prunus dulcis


What is the scientific name of almond seed?

The scientific name of almond, the tree, is Prunus dulcis. There isn't an individual taxon for the seeds of a plant.


Is an almond a fruit or a vegetable?

The Almond is not a fruit, it is a nut, the seed of an Almond tree.


What is a sugar coated seed or almond?

comfit


Is an almond a seed or a fruit?

An almond is technically a seed, as it is the edible part of the fruit of the almond tree (Prunus dulcis). The almond fruit is classified as a drupe, which has an outer fleshy part surrounding a hard shell that contains the actual seed. In culinary terms, almonds are often referred to as nuts, but botanically, they are seeds of the fruit.


What do you meant by almond seed in Telugu?

Badam Pappu


Does each flower on an almond tree produce one almond?

No, each flower on an almond tree produces about 2 almonds each. So pretty close to the #1, but produces 1 more almond each.


Does an apricot have one seed?

Yes, rather like an almond.


How do you get almond oil?

1. From a store. 2. From almonds (the seed).


Is an almond a drupe?

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.


Can you eat the almond inside a peach?

No, you cannot eat the almond inside a peach. The almond-like seed inside a peach is not meant to be consumed as it contains cyanide and can be toxic if ingested.


Is almond a monocot or a dicot?

Almond is a dicot plant. Dicots have two seed leaves (cotyledons) when they germinate, whereas monocots have one.