The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Queensland nut \Queens"land nut`\ (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Queensland nut n 1: bushy tree with pink to purple flowers [syn: Queensland nut, Macadamia tetraphylla]