But, this being proved, is it now very improbable that both were derived from the almond, or from some common amygdaline progenitor?. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860] Reference
The tonsilla (tonsilla cerebelli; amygdaline nucleus) is a rounded mass, situated in the hemispheres. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
N. - glucoside in bitter almonds, used as an expectorant. amygdaline, adj. pertaining to almonds; pertaining to tonsils. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
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