almond tree

1. Any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts (synset 112665663)
   is a type of: fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
   subtypes:

   • almond, amygdalus communis, prunus amygdalus, prunus dulcis, sweet almond - small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
   • amygdalus communis amara, bitter almond, prunus dulcis amara - almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
   • dwarf flowering almond, prunus glandulosa - small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers
   • flowering almond, oriental bush cherry, prunus japonica - woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms
   • dwarf russian almond, prunus tenella, russian almond - Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers
   • flowering almond, prunus triloba - deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers
   belongs to: genus prunus, prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions

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