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Definition of macadamia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

macadamia

noun
 
/ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/
 
/ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/
(also macadamia nut)
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  1. the round nut of an Australian treeTopics Foodc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMacadamia is used before these nouns:
    • nut
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    Word Originmodern Latin, named after John Macadam (1827–65), Australian chemist.
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