English Explanatory Dictionary

amygdale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava.
noun
  1. Tonsil.

Word forms

amygdale amygdales

Etymology

From French amygdale, from Medieval Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”). Doublet of almond, amygdala, and mandorla.

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