Word of the Day:
cashew
What It Means
Any tree of the genus Anacardium.
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
A cashew nut.
Cashew in Context
“Also known as the Native Cashew, it is a member of the Anacardiaceae, the same plant family to which the Cashew and Mango trees belong.”
Did You Know?
Reanalysis of French acajou as a + cajou, from Old Tupi akaîu. Doublet of acajou.
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