Meaning
An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *makkʷos Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi) Old Irish macc Middle Irish mac Scottish Gaelic mac Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmder. Old Irish Ádam Scottish Gaelic Àdhamh Scottish Gaelic Mac Àdhaimhder. English MacAdamder. Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -iader. English macadamia From the genus name Macadamia, coined by the German-Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1857, in honor of John Macadam, whose surname is an alternative spelling of MacAdam, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Àdhaimh (“Adam's son”). By surface analysis, Mac- + Adam + -ia.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 7 recorded puzzles: