Badam is a popular nut, which is produced all over the world. "Badam" is an academic explanation, which comes from Persian and means "kernel". The Chinese word "Badam" is a transliteration rather than a free translation of the word "Badam". "Almond" is the name of almond in many countries in the world, such as India, Pakistan, Iran, China and Xinjiang. This name is well known to the local people because of its long cultural tradition. In China, many people confuse almonds with almonds. In fact, almonds and almonds are two different nuts. Almond is the kernel of almond, and almond is the kernel of apricot. Botanically, almonds and apricot trees are two different plants.