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Definition of Cashew nut

1. Noun. Kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted.

Definition of Cashew nut

1. Noun. The seed of the cashew tree, often viewed as a nut in the culinary sense, though in the botanical sense classified as a seed. ¹

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Literary usage of Cashew nut

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

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1846)
"W. HAMILTON, MB THE cashew-nut tree, or Anacardium occidentale, must not be confounded, from the resemblance it bears to the vulgar name of common ..."

2. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"THE WALNUT, CHESTNUT, HAZEL NUT, ACORN, cashew nut, &C. THE WALNUT (juglans regia}. ... cashew nut."

3. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"cashew nut The cashew nut is borne on a tree 30 to 40 feet high, ... The Cashew nut thrives in the dry districts of tropical countries and near sea level. ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1883)
"This induced me to fry the cashew-nut oil, which has been so successful ... For anaesthetic parts and tubercular growths, the application of cashew-nut oil. ..."

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