\A*myg"da*la\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[.a]), n.; pl.
{-l[ae]} (-l[=e]). [L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See
{Almond}.]
1. An almond.
2. (Anat.)
   (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx.
   (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of
       the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side
       of the vallecula.