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Queensland nut

Queensland nut

5.9
An Australian tree that produces edible nuts and pink flowers
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : nuez de Queensland
  • The Queensland nut is prized not only for its nuts but also for its attractive pink flowers.

Examples

  • The Queensland nut thrives in warm, subtropical climates.

  • I love the taste of Queensland nuts in my cookies.

  • Farmers in Australia export large amounts of the Queensland nut worldwide.

  • The Queensland nut tree blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Farmers in Australia export large amounts of the Queensland nut worldwide.

  • The Queensland nut is prized not only for its nuts but also for its attractive pink flowers.

  • I love the taste of Queensland nuts in my cookies.

Synonyms

macadamia
vsQueensland nut
1 5.3

A tropical tree from Australia that grows edible nuts

is a bushy Australian tree with specific flower colours not a general tropical form
nut tree
vsQueensland nut
1 2.1

A tree that grows nuts you can eat

is one particular bushy Australian species rather than a general nut-producing tree
Macadamia integrifolia
vsQueensland nut
  • Australian
8.9

A medium-sized Australian tree that has creamy white flowers and edible nuts

is bushier and has pink to purple flowers rather than creamy white
macadamia nut tree
vsQueensland nut
4.3

A small Australian tree grown for its sweet, edible nuts

is a bushier Australian tree rather than a small clustered flowering one
macadamia tree
vsQueensland nut
4.7

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

is the specific bushy species with pink to purple flowers, not the whole genus

Surface Forms

Queensland nut singular
Queensland nuts plural

Morphology

Queensland + nut

The meaning (a nut or nut-producing tree associated with Queensland) follows directly from the place-name + noun composition 'Queensland' + 'nut' and is transparently predictable from the constituents. This regular compounding pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the words would infer it denotes a nut/tree from Queensland even if they lack the botanical specifics.

Etymology

Queensland nut is named for where it grows and what it makes: the Australian state of Queensland and the round, edible nut the tree produces, so picture bushy trees full of hard-shelled nuts. That's why the name refers to the Australian 'tree' known for its edible 'nuts'.