macadamia

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Edible nut of a group of trees native to Australia (especially M. ternifolia), and cultivated in Hawaii, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. The nuts are slow-growing; they are harvested when they drop. (Genus Macadamia, family Proteaceae.)

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