| NOUN | plant | macadamia nut, macadamia nut tree, Macadamia ternifolia | small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers |
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| food | macadamia nut | nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat |
| Meaning | small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts. | |
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| Synonyms | macadamia nut tree, Macadamia ternifolia | |
| Member of | genus Macadamia | Trees or shrubs |
| Parts | macadamia nut | nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat |
| Region | Hawaii, Hawai'i, Aloha State, HI, Haw. | A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands |
| Broader | macadamia, macadamia tree | Any tree of the genus Macadamia |
| Meaning | nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat. | |
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| Part of | macadamia nut, macadamia nut tree, Macadamia ternifolia | small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers |
| Broader | edible nut | A hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell |
| Spanish | nuez de macadamia | |
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