Definition of Acajou

1. n. The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See Cashew.

Definition of Acajou

1. Noun. The cashew tree; also, its fruit. ¹

2. Noun. The mahogany tree; also, its timber. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acajou

1. a tropical tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Acajou

1. The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See Cashew. The mahogany tree; also, its timber. Origin: F. See Cashew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acajou

academist
academists
academization
academizations
academize
academized
academizes
academizing
academy
academy figure
acadesine
acadian
acai
acai berry
acais
acajou (current term)
acajous
acalculia
acalculiac
acalculiacs
acalculous
acalculous cholecystitis
acaleph
acalephae
acalephan
acalephe
acalephes
acalephoid
acalephs
acalycine

Literary usage of Acajou

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1893)
"acajou AXD ZIRP HILE. ... the suppressed preface to the " acajou et .... lie is sweeping away the том joignant and delectable page of acajou and ..."

2. The Visitor, Or, Monthly Instructor by Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) (1847)
"acajou uni of the French, the wood of which is of one colour, ... acajou veiné, French. The wood of this variety is veined longitudinally with the grain, ..."

3. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1814)
"... the best of them are as follows : Quarters within the Gulf, including Cwca. Red cedar, Crapaud, acajou, Walaker, Bois rouge, Angelin, Mangrove, ..."

4. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"acajou veiné, French. The wood of this variety is veined ... acajou moiré, French. This variety is known by the transverse waves which exhibit to the eye an ..."

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