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"Cashew" Definition

noun

A tropical American evergreen tree (Anacardium occidentale) widely cultivated for its edible nutlike kernels.
The kidney-shaped seed of this tree, eaten after roasting.
A tropical American tree ( of the family Anacardiaceae, the cashew family) grown for a phenolic oil and the edible kernel of its nut and for a gum from its stem.
An edible kidney-shaped nut, rich in oil and protein, which is roasted and shelled before it can be eaten. Oil extracted from the shells is used as a lubricant, in the production of plastics, etc.
A bushy tropical American tree related to the mango, bearing cashew nuts singly at the tip of each swollen fruit.

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