macadamia

noun

A genus of dicotyledonous apetalous plants belonging to the natural order Proteaceæ and the tribe Grevilleeæ, characterized by having two pendulous ovules, seeds with unequal and fleshy cotyledons, anthers on short filaments inserted a little below the laminæ, and a ring-like four-lobed or four-parted disk.

noun

any tree of the genus Macadamia, especially Macadamia ternifolia.

noun

A macadamia nut.

noun

an evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii

noun

the fruit of this tree; the macadamia nut

noun

any tree of the genus Macadamia