macadamia

[ mak-uh-dey-mee-uh ]

noun
  1. any Australian tree of the genus Macadamia, especially M. ternifolia, having whorled leaves and elongated clusters of pink flowers.

  2. Also called macadamia nut . the edible, hard-shelled seed of this tree.

Origin of macadamia

1
1900–05; <New Latin, named after John Macadam (died 1865), Australian chemist; see -ia

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macadamia

/ (ˌmækəˈdeɪmɪə) /


noun
  1. any tree of the Australian proteaceous genus Macadamia, esp M. ternifolia, having clusters of small white flowers and edible nutlike seeds

  2. macadamia nut the seed of this tree

Origin of macadamia

1
C19: New Latin, named after John Macadam (1827–1865), Australian chemist

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