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macadamia

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mac⋅a⋅da⋅mi⋅a

[mak-uh-dey-mee-uh]
–noun
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 Queensland nut.


Origin:
1900–05; < NL, named after John Macadam (d. 1865), Australian chemist; see -ia
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macadamia 
"Australian evergreen tree," 1904, from Mod.L. (1858), named for Scot.-born chemist Dr. John Macadam (1827-65), secretary of the Victoria Philosophical Institute, Australia.
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