Queensland nut n 1: bushy tree with pink to purple flowers [syn: {Queensland nut}, {Macadamia tetraphylla}]
Queensland nut \Queens"land nut`\ (Bot.) The nut of an Australian tree ({Macadamia ternifolia}). It is about an inch in diameter, and contains a single round edible seed, or sometimes two hemispherical seeds. So called from Queensland in Australia. [1913 Webster]