单词 | macadamia |
释义 | macadamia[ mak-uh-dey-mee-uh ] / ˌmæk əˈdeɪ mi ə / nounany Australian tree of the genus Macadamia, especially M. ternifolia, having whorled leaves and elongated clusters of pink flowers. Also called macadamia nut . the edible, hard-shelled seed of this tree. Also called Queensland nut. Origin of macadamia1900–05; <New Latin, named after John Macadam (died 1865), Australian chemist; see -ia Words nearby macadamiaMabuse, mac, macabre, macaco, macadam, macadamia, macadamize, Macanese, Macao, Macapá, Macapagal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for macadamia
British Dictionary definitions for macadamiamacadamia / (ˌmækəˈdeɪmɪə) / nounany tree of the Australian proteaceous genus Macadamia, esp M. ternifolia, having clusters of small white flowers and edible nutlike seeds macadamia nut the seed of this tree Word Origin for macadamiaC19: New Latin, named after John Macadam (1827–1865), Australian chemist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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