amygdalin n 1: a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds
amygdalin \a*myg"da*lin\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[i^]n), n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance. [1913 Webster]