Kalmar "amygdalus" kalma ce ta Latin da ke nufin wani nau'in tsire-tsire wanda ya ƙunshi nau'in almonds iri-iri, kamar almond mai dadi (Prunus dulcis) da almond mai ɗaci (Prunus dulcis var. amara). An samo kalmar daga kalmar Helenanci "amygdalē," wanda ke nufin "almond." Itacen amygdalus wani yanki ne na dangin Rosaceae kuma an san shi da iri masu cin abinci, waɗanda ake amfani da su a cikin jita-jita daban-daban da kuma samar da man almond.