Queensland nut
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Queensland nut
First recorded in 1880–85
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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."
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Of such are the Queensland nut, a handsome evergreen tree, bearing heavy crops of a very fine flavoured nut.
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The Macadamia ternifolia, or Queensland nut, is not quite so well known in Queensland as I thought it was.
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Australian tree which produces an edible nut called the Queensland nut.
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The Australian or Queensland nut, Macadamia ternifolia, grow and bear well here, I am told—but the squirrels got all the nuts!
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