MACADAMIA


Meaning of MACADAMIA in English

[ ˌmakə'deɪmɪə ]

■ noun an Australian rainforest tree with slender, glossy evergreen leaves. [Genus Macadamia : several species.]

↘the globular edible nut of this tree.

Origin

mod. L., named after the 19th-cent. Australian chemist John Macadam .

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