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amygdule

noun
amyg·​dule | \əˈmigˌd(y)ül, ˈamig-\
variants: or less commonly amygdale \-​ˌdā(ə)l \
plural -s

Definition of amygdule 

: one of the rounded nodules occurring in an amygdaloid

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First Known Use of amygdule

1847, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for amygdule

irregular from amygdal- + -ule

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amygdaloid

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