With many resistances and few weaknesses, plus their high stat totals, even the weakest of Dragon-type Pokemon are forces to be reckoned with. Speaking on strictly averages alone, the Dragon-type is a hard-hitter, with high Special attack and an even higher physical attack stat.
The English word comes from French caramel, borrowed from Spanish caramelo (18th century), itself possibly from Portuguese caramel. Most likely that comes from Late Latin calamellus 'sugar cane', a diminutive of calamus 'reed, cane', itself from Greek ÎºÎ¬Î»Î±Î¼Î¿Ï. Less likely, it comes from a Medieval Latin cannamella, from canna 'cane' + mella 'honey'.
Bitter almonds come from the amara variety of the almond tree, as well as some trees from the more widely grown dulcis variety. The bitter taste is a result of glycoside amygdalin (C20H27NO11). When heated or exposed to certain enzymes and vitamins, this is converted to hydrogen cyanide, HCN.