Amygdaloid, derived from the ancient Greek for
almond, may refer to:
* The
amygdala
The amygdala (; plural: amygdalae or amygdalas; also '; Latin from Greek, , ', 'almond', 'tonsil') is one of two almond-shaped clusters of nuclei located deep and medially within the temporal lobes of the brain's cerebrum in complex verte ...
in the brain
* Any shape resembling an
almond nut
*
Amygdule
Amygdules or amygdales () form when the vesicles (pores from gas bubbles in lava) of a volcanic rock or other extrusive igneous rock are infilled with a secondary mineral, such as calcite, quartz
Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral c ...
, or amygdale, a mineral filled vesicle in volcanic rock, ''amygdaloidal'' texture
*
Amygdaloid Island, an island in Lake Superior
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