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A name applied in Guam, the Philippines, and Porto Rico to Terminalia Catappa, the nuts of which somewhat resemble almonds in shape and flavor. See Terminalia, and country almonds, under almond.

The tree is known in Spanish as the almendro amarillo, and it has the Latin name of Dipteryx panamensis. — EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed
The area is habitat to the almendro tree — IPS Inter Press Service
The almendro tree was not commercially viable until the introduction of special carbon steel blades about 25 years ago due to the density of the wood. — EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed
Minister Dobles denied on Oct. 27 before the legislature that the green macaw nests in Las Crucitas, noting that the concentration of the almendro tree is not significant in that area. — IPS Inter Press Service
Costa Rica, which has protected the almendro tree by law, is party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). — EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed