- macadamia
- macadamia macadamia n.
1. any tree of the genus {Macadamia}, especially {Macadamia
ternifolia}.
Syn: macadamia tree. [WordNet 1.5]
2. A {macadamia nut}. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
macadamia
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