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macadamia nut

DEFINITIONS OF: macadamia nut

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n small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts

Synonyms:
Macadamia ternifolia, macadamia nut tree
Type of:
macadamia, macadamia tree
any tree of the genus Macadamia

n nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat

Type of:
edible nut
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
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