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MACADAMIA NUT TREE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
Synonyms:
macadamia nut; macadamia nut tree; Macadamia ternifolia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("macadamia nut tree" is a kind of...):
macadamia; macadamia tree (any tree of the genus Macadamia)
Meronyms (parts of "macadamia nut tree"):
macadamia nut (nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat)
Domain region:
Aloha State; Haw.; Hawai'i; Hawaii; HI (a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands)
Holonyms ("macadamia nut tree" is a member of...):
genus Macadamia (trees or shrubs; Madagascar to Australia)