macadamia
[mak-uh-dey-mee-uh]
- any Australian tree of the genus Macadamia, especially M. ternifolia, having whorled leaves and elongated clusters of pink flowers.
- Also called macadamia nut. the edible, hard-shelled seed of this tree.
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Origin of macadamia
Also called Queensland nut.
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If the sight of a macadamia nut paralyzes you, for example, you can opt to remove all recipes with the offending food.
Let your dad indulge his sweet tooth with white chocolate and macadamia nut brownies.
Historical Examples
This variety of the Queensland nut has leaves and fruit larger than those of Macadamia ternifolia.
Fruits of the Hawaiian IslandsGerrit Parmile Wilder
macadamia
- any tree of the Australian proteaceous genus Macadamia, esp M. ternifolia, having clusters of small white flowers and edible nutlike seeds
- macadamia nut the seed of this tree
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Word Origin
C19: New Latin, named after John Macadam (1827–1865), Australian chemist
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Word Origin and History for macadamia
n.
Australian evergreen tree, 1904, from Modern Latin (1858), named for Scotland-born chemist Dr. John Macadam (1827-1865), secretary of the Victoria Philosophical Institute, Australia.
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