macadamia
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
macadamia /ˌmakəˈdeɪmɪə/
▶noun an Australian rainforest tree with slender, glossy evergreen leaves. [Genus Macadamia: several species.]
■ the globular edible nut of this tree.
– origin mod. L., named after the 19th-cent. Australian chemist John Macadam.
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