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cashew apple

cashew apple noun: an ovoid to pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower (the true fruit being the cashew nut).

cashew apple: an ovoid to pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the...
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Noun

cashew apple (plural cashew apples)

  1. An ovoid to pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower (the true fruit being the cashew nut).
    • The cashew apple is really the swollen flower stalk to which the nut is attached.[…]Generally, not more than two or three cashew apples are eaten at a time because the apple is fibrous and has an astringent and acrid taste due to the presence of tannins and substances of a phenolic nature which...1995, “Appendix III: Cashew Apple Preparations”, in Regional Meeting on Cashew Research and Development, page 44
    • In Brazil, cashew apple wine is prepared and marketed on a commercial scale, but its sale is declining. Another fascinating product is bottled cashew-apple-in-sugarcane brandy.2000, L. R. Verma, V. K. Joshi (editors), Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables, Volume 1: General Concepts and Principles, page 1091

cashew apple meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Malay

cashew apple in Tamil

இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும்

cashew apple in Telugu

fruit
జీడిపండు jīḍipaṇḍu

cashew apple in Malayalam

fruit
കശുമാങ്ങ kaśumāṅṅa

cashew apple in Malay

fruit
jambu golok
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cashew apple in Vietnamese
trái điều, quả điều

Forms of cashew apple

pluralcashew apples

Questions about cashew apple

What does cashew apple mean?
Cashew apple means an ovoid to pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower (the true fruit being the cashew nut).
What is cashew apple in Tamil?
Cashew apple in Tamil is இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும். See Cashew apple meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cashew apple?
Cashew apple is a noun.
What is the plural of cashew apple?
The plural of cashew apple is cashew apples.

Words near cashew apple in the dictionary

  1. cashes in
  2. cashes in one's chips
  3. cashes out
  4. cashes up
  5. cashew
  6. cashew apple
  7. cashew apples
  8. cashew milk
  9. cashew nut
  10. cashew nuts
  11. cashew nutshell liquid

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