Queensland nut

American  

noun

1. macadamia.

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Queensland nut British  

noun

1. another name for macadamia

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Etymology

Origin of Queensland nut

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Australian tree which produces an edible nut called the Queensland nut.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

The Macadamia ternifolia, or Queensland nut, is not quite so well known in Queensland as I thought it was.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The kernel, when mature, has a rich and agreeable flavor, much like but richer than the hazelnut, hence one of its local names, for it is also known as "Queensland nut."

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.

Of such are the Queensland nut, a handsome evergreen tree, bearing heavy crops of a very fine flavoured nut.

From Fruits of Queensland by Benson, Albert H.

The Australian or Queensland nut, Macadamia ternifolia, grow and bear well here, I am told—but the squirrels got all the nuts!

From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association