Webster's 1913 Dictionary
QUEENSLAND NUT
QUEENSLAND NUT Queens "land nut `. (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Queensland
Queens land |ˈkwēnzlənd, -ˌland ˈkwinzlənd | a state that comprises the northeastern part of Australia; pop. 4,293,915 (2008 ); capital, Brisbane. Originally established in 1824 as a penal colony, Queensland was constituted a separate colony in 1859, having previously formed part of New South Wales, and was federated with the other states of Australia in 1901. DERIVATIVES Queens land er noun
Queensland blue
Queens |land blue ▶noun Austral. 1 (also Queensland blue heeler ) a cattle dog with a dark speckled body. 2 a pumpkin of a slaty-grey variety.
Queensland nut
Queens land nut ▶noun another term for macadamia.
Oxford Dictionary
Queensland
Queens |land |ˈkwiːnzlənd | a state comprising the NE part of Australia; pop. 4,293,915 (2008 ); capital, Brisbane. Originally established in 1824 as a penal settlement, Queensland was constituted a separate colony in 1859, having previously formed part of New South Wales, and was federated with the other states of Australia in 1901. DERIVATIVES Queenslander noun
Queensland blue
Queens |land blue ▶noun Austral. 1 (also Queensland blue heeler ) a cattle dog with a dark speckled body. 2 a pumpkin of a slaty-grey variety.
Duden Dictionary
Queensland
Queens land Eigenname |ˈkviːnslɛnt |Staat des Australischen Bundes
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