MACADAMIA NUT


Meaning of MACADAMIA NUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-kə-ˈdā-mē-ə- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Macadamia, from John Macadam died 1865 Australian chemist

Date: 1929

: a hard-shelled nut somewhat resembling a filbert and produced by an Australian evergreen tree ( Macadamia integrifolia ) of the protea family that is cultivated extensively in Hawaii — called also macadamia

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