United States federal civil service. The United States federal civil service is the civilian workforce (i.e., non-elected and non-military, public sector employees) of the United States federal government's departments and agencies. The federal civil service was established in 1871 (5 U.S.C. Â§ 2101). U.S. state and local government entities often have competitive civil service systems that are modeled on the national system, in varying degrees.
The almond (Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus) is a species of tree native to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and North Africa. 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.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. An almond is one type of seed. An almond is one type of seed. The definition of a seed is a structure that contains the embryo of a plant. An example of seed is an almond.