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Definition of cashew : 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.

Synonyms:

cashew nut, Anacardium Occidentale, cashew tree

filbert, acorn, peanut, hazelnut, nut, pine nut, beechnut, Brazil nut, pistachio

dogwood, eucalyptus, rosewood, poplar, tamarack, mahogany, butternut, laurel, balsa, lemon, acacia, mulberry, cedar, ebony, avocado, yew, redwood, banyan, balsam, mimosa, weeping willow, willow, mountain ash, pear, sycamore, hickory, cassia, pecan, orange, elder, gum, lime, linden, teak, juniper, quince, oak, fir, sequoia, almond, palm, fig, peach, breadfruit, spruce, cottonwood, apple, citron, coconut, larch, apricot, magnolia, ash, locust, alder, sandalwood, mangrove, papaya, cherry, aspen, elm, cypress, beech, chestnut, pine, maple, tree, walnut, birch, ironwood

Usage examples:

• 40 The conic form'd cashew, of juicy kind, Which bears at once an apple and a nut; Whose poisonous coat, indignant to the lip, Doth in its cell a wholesome kernel shut. - "The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III)", Philip Freneau.
• The fruit of the cashew or marking- nut tree betrays a similar feature in more pronounced fashion. - "Tropic Days", E. J. Banfield.
• We had yam, cassava, choco, ochro, tomatoes, Indian kale, Lima beans, potatoes, peas, beans, calalue, beet- root, artichokes, cucumbers, carrots, parsnips, radishes, celery and salads of all sorts; nor must I forget the magnificent cabbage- trees some two hundred feet high- not that we planted them, by- the- bye- or the fruits, the cocoa- nut, plantain, banana, the alligator pear, the cashew, papaw, custard apples, and others too numerous to mention; the recollection of which even now makes my mouth water, as it did sometimes then, when we saw but could not obtain them. - "Hurricane Hurry", W.H.G. Kingston.