macadamia

macadamia
macadamia Australian evergreen tree, 1904, from Modern Latin (1858), named for Scotland-born chemist Dr. John Macadam (1827-1865), secretary of the Victoria Philosophical Institute, Australia.

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  • macadamia — /mak euh day mee euh/, n. 1. any Australian tree of the genus Macadamia, esp. M. ternifolia, having whorled leaves and elongated clusters of pink flowers. 2. Also called macadamia nut. the edible, hard shelled seed of this tree. Also called… …   Universalium

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