Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 amygdala /(ȧ*mĭg"dȧ*lȧ)/ · a·myg·da·la · IPA /əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/ 01 n. An almond. pl. -læ ((-lē)) 1. An almond. 2. One of the tonsils of the pharynx.(Anat.)