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macadamia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun macadamia has 1 sense
- macadamia(n = noun.plant) macadamia tree - any tree of the genus Macadamia; Array is a member of genus macadamia
has particulars: macadamia integrifolia, macadamia nut, macadamia nut tree, macadamia ternifolia, macadamia tetraphylla, queensland nut
is a kind of nut tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
macadamia, n.
- any tree of the genus
Macadamia , especiallyMacadamia ternifolia . [WordNet 1.5] - A macadamia nut. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
macadamia, n. any Australian evergreen tree of the genus Macadamia, esp. M. ternifolia, bearing edible nutlike seeds.
Etymology
J. Macadam, Austral. chemist d. 1865
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