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Macadamia tetraphylla

Macadamia tetraphylla

9.0
A tree that produces edible nuts and pink flowers and grows in eastern Australia
  • noun
  • Australian
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  • The plantation recently added hundreds of Macadamia tetraphylla trees to increase nut production.

Examples

  • Gardeners admire the ornamental value of Macadamia tetraphylla for its beautiful pinkish flowers.

  • Unlike its relative M. integrifolia, Macadamia tetraphylla produces nuts with a slightly rougher shell.

  • Wow, look at the Macadamia tetraphylla!

  • The Macadamia tetraphylla tree thrives in warm climates.

  • Gardeners admire the ornamental value of Macadamia tetraphylla for its beautiful pinkish flowers.

  • The plantation recently added hundreds of Macadamia tetraphylla trees to increase nut production.

  • The Macadamia tetraphylla tree thrives in warm climates, making it a popular choice for tropical gardens.

Synonyms

macadamia
vsMacadamia tetraphylla
1 5.3

A tropical tree from Australia that grows edible nuts

is native to eastern Australia and has bushy growth and colored blossoms
macadamia nut tree
vsMacadamia tetraphylla
4.3

A small Australian tree grown for its sweet, edible nuts

is bushier and has pink to purple blossoms rather than only pink clusters
macadamia tree
vsMacadamia tetraphylla
4.7

A tree with shiny leaves that makes hard, round nuts people eat

is a specific species with bushy growth and distinctive blossom color

Surface Forms

Macadamia tetraphylla singular
Macadamia tetraphyllas plural

Morphology

macadamia + tetraphylla

This is a Latin binomial: knowing 'macadamia' lets a learner infer this refers to a kind or species of macadamia, but the specific epithet 'tetraphylla' is specialized/Latin and does not transparently convey the detailed botanical properties to a B1 learner. The genus+species naming convention partially signals 'a type of macadamia' (cross-linguistically common), but the full descriptive meaning is not fully predictable without domain knowledge.

Etymology

Macadamia tetraphylla is named for a scientist called John Macadam and also describes the leaves: tetra means 'four' and phylla means 'leaf', because this species often has groups of four small leaves. So the name helps you remember both the person it honors and the tree's 'four-leaved' look.