Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by corrugations on the shell (endocarp) surrounding the seed. Almond, a popular dry fruit, eaten for its energy boosting feature is mostly grown in the part of Asia, more South and middle east part. Basically, it is a medium-sized tree plant of the rose family and it resembles the fruit tree plant peach, apricot, plums, etc. This energy booster fruit contains edible seeds inside having tough shouter shell such as a coconut have. When it becomes mature, its shell splits open so that the almond nut or fruit can be easily separated from the tough and harder shell, when it dried.