ALL meanings of cashew
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C c - countable noun cashew A cashew or a cashew nut is a curved nut that you can eat. 3
- noun cashew a tropical American anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Anacardium occidentale, bearing kidney-shaped nuts that protrude from a fleshy receptacle 3
- noun cashew the edible nut of this tree 3
- noun cashew a tropical evergreen tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the cashew family, with kidney-shaped, poisonous nuts, each at the end of an edible, pear-shaped receptacle (cashew apple), yielding oils used to make various resins, plastics, etc. 3
- noun cashew the nut, edible after being roasted 3
- adjective cashew designating a family (Anacardiaceae) of dicotyledonous trees, shrubs, and vines (order Sapindales), including the pistachio, mango, and sumac 3
- noun cashew An edible kidney-shaped nut, rich in oil and protein, which is roasted and shelled before it can be eaten. Oil is extracted from the shells and used as a lubricant and insecticide and in the production of plastics. 1
- noun cashew a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, having milky juice, simple, leathery leaves, and yellowish-pink flowers in open clusters. 1
- noun cashew Also called cashew nut. the small, kidney-shaped, edible nut of this tree. 1
- noun cashew type of edible nut 1
- noun cashew tree bearing cashew nuts 1
- noun cashew A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples. 0
- noun cashew A cashew nut. 0