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macadamia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mac·a·da·mi·a /ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/ noun [countable]  a sweet white nut that grows on a tropical tree, or the tree that produces this nut 澳洲坚果(树)
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macadamiaDetails are hard to come by, as indeed are macadamia nuts.It was inspired by a brown butter macadamia cake slathered in topical fruit that I had at Mecca.
Origin macadamia (1900-2000) John Macadam (1827-65), Australian scientist
mac·a·da·mi·a nounChineseSyllable
that nut Corpus sweet a white a tropical on grows


macadamia
macadamia /ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: John Macadam (1827-65), Australian scientist
a sweet white nut that grows on a tropical tree, or the tree that produces this nut


maca·da·miaBrE /ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/ 🔊 (also macaˈdamia nut) noun
the round nut of an Australian tree 澳洲坚果