來自19世紀蘇格蘭裔澳大利亞化學家Dr.John Macadam.當時的植物學家Ferdinand von Mueller為表達對他的尊敬,以此命名該植物。
英文詞源
macadamia (n.)
Australian evergreen tree, 1904, from Modern Latin (1858), named for Scotland-born chemist Dr. John Macadam (1827-1865), secretary of the Victoria Philosophical Institute, Australia, + abstract noun ending -ia.
雙語例句
1. Their vanilla, for example, comes from Madagascar; their macadamia nuts from Hawaii.
例如, 他們用的香草來自馬達加斯加島; 馬卡達姆堅果則是出自夏威夷.
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2. Place flour and macadamia nuts in separate shallow bowls.