Amygdalaceae
/ˌæm.ɪɡ.dəˈleɪ.si.iː/noun
A botanical family name formerly used for the almond family, now largely replaced by Rosaceae in modern classification.
Did you know?Amygdalaceae comes from Greek amygdalē, meaning “almond,” a word that also gave us amygdala, the brain region named for its almond-like shape.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
amygdalē
“almond”
Late Latin
Latin
amygdala
“almond; almond tree”
18th–19th Century
New Latin
Amygdalaceae
“the almond family, a botanical family name”
Modern English
English
amygdalaceae
“a botanical family name used in older or specialized classification systems”