macadamia

n. evergreen tree native to Australia; edible hard-shelled seed of the macadamia tree

Macadamia is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, with a disjunct distribution native to eastern Australia (seven species) and Indonesia Sulawesi (one species, M. hildebrandii). They are small to large evergreen trees growing to 6–40 m tall. The leaves are arranged in whorls of three to six, lanceolate to obovate or elliptical in shape, 6–30 cm long and 2–13 cm broad, with an entire or spiny-serrated margin. The flowers are produced in a long slender simple raceme 5–30 cm long, the individual flowers 10–15 mm long, white to pink or purple, with four tepals. The fruit is a very hard woody globose follicle with a pointed apex, containing one or two seeds.
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Noun
1. any tree of the genus Macadamia
(synonym) macadamia tree
(hypernym) nut tree
(hyponym) Macadamia integrifolia
(member-holonym) genus Macadamia

n. macadamia, evergreen tree native to Australia; edible hard-shelled seed of the macadamia tree

= macadamia nut, macadamia.
Ex: Macadamia nuts are harvested from the orchard floor either manually or by using mechanical sweepers.
Ex: Samples of almond, groundnut, hazelnut, macademia, safflower, wheatgerm and virgin olive oil obtained from retail outlets in England and Wales were analysed.