‖almenˈdron[Sp., augm. of almendra, quasi ‘the great almond.’]The Brazil-nut tree (Bertholettia excelsa), which forms large forests on the banks of the Amazon and Rio Negro.1852T. Rosstr.Humboldt'sTrav.II. xxiv. 449The almendron, or juvia, one of the most majestic trees of the forests of the New World.1862SmilesEngineers III. 248And towering over all, the great Almendrons.