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Definition of Cashew
1. Noun. Tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted.
Exact synonyms: Anacardium Occidentale, Cashew Tree
Terms within: Cashew Nut
Group relationships: Anacardium, Genus Anacardium
Generic synonyms: Nut Tree
Terms within: Cashew Nut
Group relationships: Anacardium, Genus Anacardium
Generic synonyms: Nut Tree
2. Noun. Kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted.
Exact synonyms: Cashew Nut
Generic synonyms: Edible Nut
Group relationships: Anacardium Occidentale, Cashew Tree
Generic synonyms: Edible Nut
Group relationships: Anacardium Occidentale, Cashew Tree
Definition of Cashew
1. n. 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.
Definition of Cashew
1. a nut-bearing tree [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cashew
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