macadamia
noun/ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/
/ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/
(also macadamia nut)
- the round nut of an Australian treeTopics Foodc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryMacadamia is used before these nouns:
- nut
Word Originmodern Latin, named after John Macadam (1827–65), Australian chemist.Want to learn more?
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