A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Amygdalum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. amygdalo: the nut or kernel (seed) of the almond;

- amygdalum amarum, bitter almond.

- amygdala amara, bitter almonds.

- nux amara, the almond.

- nux (s.f.III) Graeca, gen.sg. nucis Graecae, the sweet almond. Amygdalus communis L. Almond Tree: Sweet Almond, var. sativa Ludw. “is source of Sweet Almonds, a valuable food, eaten green, ripe and dried” (Uphof).

- amygdala sunt et suaves et amara et utraque viribus styptica. Magis tamen sunt in usu medicinae et aptiores amarae eo quod stringent magis (pseudoGalen in Everett), almond kernels are both sweet ones and bitter ones and both are styptic [i.e. astringent] in their properties. However the bitter ones are to a greater extent in the usage of medicine and are more suitable and, to that end, because it is more astringent [i.e. binding].