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MACADAMIA TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does macadamia tree mean? 

MACADAMIA TREE (noun)
  The noun MACADAMIA TREE has 1 sense:

1. any tree of the genus Macadamiaplay

  Familiarity information: MACADAMIA TREE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MACADAMIA TREE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any tree of the genus Macadamia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

macadamia; macadamia tree

Hypernyms ("macadamia tree" is a kind of...):

nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "macadamia tree"):

Macadamia integrifolia (medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white flowers)

macadamia nut; macadamia nut tree; Macadamia ternifolia (small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts)

Macadamia tetraphylla; Queensland nut (bushy tree with pink to purple flowers)

Holonyms ("macadamia tree" is a member of...):

genus Macadamia (trees or shrubs; Madagascar to Australia)


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