About The Word Cashew
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Cashew
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What's The Definition Of Cashew?
[n] kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
[n] tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted Synonyms | Synonyms for Cashew: Anacardium occidentale | cashew nut | cashew tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Cashew: See Also | Anacardium | Anacardium occidentale | cashew | cashew | cashew nut | cashew tree | edible nut | genus Anacardium | nut tree Cashew In Webster's Dictionary \Ca*shew"\ (k[.a]*sh[=oo]"), n. [F. acajou, for cajou,
prob. from Malay k[=a]yu tree; cf. Pg. acaju, cf. {Acajou}.]
(Bot.)
A tree ({Anacardium occidentale}) of the same family which
the sumac. It is native in tropical America, but is now
naturalized in all tropical countries. Its fruit, a
kidney-shaped nut, grows at the extremity of an edible,
pear-shaped hypocarp, about three inches long.
{Cashew nut}, the large, kidney-shaped fruit of the cashew,
which is edible after the caustic oil has been expelled
from the shell by roasting the nut.
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