almon

[ al-mohn, am-uhn ]

noun

1. a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
2. the hard, yellowish-white wood of this tree, used for making furniture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of almon¹

From Bisayan

Example Sentences

Almon Rockwell read Garfield this account of the assassination attempt.

From Literature

Nursing duties were shared by Boynton; Edson; the White House steward, William Crump; Almon Rockwell, who had studied medicine; and General David Swaim, who was Garfield's army friend.

From Literature

When the shots were fired, the president's aide and his friend since college, Colonel Almon Rockwell, was in the station ready to accompany the Garfields on their summer trip.

From Literature

The oldest is his great-great-grandfather, William Almon Wilson, who in 1857 traveled by wagon train from Missouri to California, landing in San Bernardino and eventually the Compton area, where he raised a large family, according to a local newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times

“Employers are in a difficult position because on one hand, they have some duty to protect their employees and customers, and the virus is a very clear and dangerous disease that often has fatal consequences,” said Lorie E. Almon, an employment and labor lawyer at the firm Seyfarth Shaw.

From New York Times