Queensland nut

noun

1. macadamia.

Queensland nut

noun

1. another name for macadamia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Queensland nut¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The kernel, when mature, has a rich and agreeable flavor, much like but richer than the hazelnut, hence one of its local names, for it is also known as "Queensland nut."

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Of such are the Queensland nut, a handsome evergreen tree, bearing heavy crops of a very fine flavoured nut.

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The Macadamia ternifolia, or Queensland nut, is not quite so well known in Queensland as I thought it was.

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Australian tree which produces an edible nut called the Queensland nut.

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The Australian or Queensland nut, Macadamia ternifolia, grow and bear well here, I am told—but the squirrels got all the nuts!

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