Main Entry: amyg·da·la

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈmig-də-lə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural amyg·da·lae \-ˌlē, -ˌlī\

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, almond, from Greek amygdalē

Date: 1845

: the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that is part of the limbic system and consists of an almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the anterior extremity of the temporal lobe —called also amygdaloid nucleus