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macadamia

mac·a·da·mi·a [ màkə dáymee ə ] (plural mac·a·da·mi·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. 
Same as  macadamia nut


2. Australian tree producing edible nuts: an evergreen tree cultivated for its macadamia nuts. Native to: Australia, Southeast Asia.  Genus Macadamia.

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin, after John Macadam (1827-1865), Scottish-born Australian chemist]
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