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# macadamia

«macadamia» in Mova's school dictionary: **a round, creamy nut with a very hard shell** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a macadamia, macadamias; macadamia nuts)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A macadamia is a round, creamy nut with a very hard shell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/#m1)

2) It is also the tree it grows on, which comes from Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Met in food lessons, recipes and geography of Australia; macadamia cookies are popular. Allergies matter in school.

### examples

- Macadamia nuts come from Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/#x1)
- Mum baked white chocolate and macadamia cookies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/#x2)
- The macadamia has a very hard shell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/#x3)
- Macadamia trees grow in warm places like Queensland and Hawaii. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/#x4)
- Some children are allergic to macadamias. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/#x5)
- Macadamias are rich in oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/#x6)

### note

Plural: macadamias. Say «mak-a-DAY-mee-a». Nuts can cause serious allergies; check before sharing food. Macadamias are poisonous to dogs.

### In the corpora

- [Macadamia nuts can make dogs weak, wobbly and sick for a day or two, and nobody knows exactly why.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «macadamia» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.