mac ‧ a ‧ da ‧ mi ‧ a /ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: John Macadam (1827-65), Australian scientist ]
a sweet white nut that grows on a tropical tree, or the tree that produces this nut
mac ‧ a ‧ da ‧ mi ‧ a /ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: John Macadam (1827-65), Australian scientist ]
a sweet white nut that grows on a tropical tree, or the tree that produces this nut
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012