'Madeira nut' definitions:
Definition of 'Madeira nut'
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- Madeira \Ma*dei"ra\, n. [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See Matter.] A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira. [1913 Webster]
- A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Madeira nut (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the Juglans regia. [1913 Webster]