Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any tree of the genus Macadamia, especially
Macadamia ternifolia . - noun A
macadamia nut .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
evergreen tree , of thegenus Macadamia, native toAustralia and cultivated inHawaii - noun the
fruit of this tree; themacadamia nut
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any tree of the genus Macadamia
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Examples
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It's best to make it with a delicate oil such as macadamia, apricot kernel or extra light olive oil (extra virgin being too intense).
Food for Thought 2006
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Atkins himself – I suppose – got tired of hearing people complain that they couldn’t get into ketosis, so he had them do a ‘fat fast’ using as I recall macadamia nuts and cream cheese only diet, which is primarily fat.
Metabolism and ketosis | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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Kailua Candy Company is a popular stop mostly for non-Hawaiian chocolate confections, although some feature local ingredients such as macadamia nuts or Kona coffee.
SFGate: Top News Stories Jeanne Cooper 2010
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D.J. said "macadamia" in the second round was his biggest challenge.
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D.J. said "macadamia" in the second round was his biggest challenge.
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D.J. said "macadamia" in the second round was his biggest challenge.
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D.J. said "macadamia" in the second round was his biggest challenge.
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D.J. said "macadamia" in the second round was his biggest challenge.
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D.J. said "macadamia" in the second round was his biggest challenge.
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D.J. said "macadamia" in the second round was his biggest challenge.
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