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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.

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