Used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus

Usage examples of amygdalus.

There are two principal forms of the Almond the one with entirely pink flowers, Amygdalus communis, var.

Both this old name and its more modern form came through the French amande, derived from the late Latin amandela, in turn a form of the Greek amygdalus, the meaning of which is obscure.