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1. cashew
   Click images to enlargeTropical American tree. Widely cultivated in India and Africa, it produces poisonous kidney-shaped nuts that become edible after being roasted. (Anacardium occidentale, family Anacardiaceae.)
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2. cashew
   [n] - tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted 2. [n] - kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
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3. cashew
   thermosetting resin produced from the phenolic fraction of cashew nutshell oil Category: The chemical industry
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4. Cashew
   Ca·shew' (kȧ*shō') noun [ French acajou , for cajou , probably from Malay kāyu tree; confer Portuguese acaju , confer Acajou .] (Botany) A tree ( Anacardium occidentale ) of the sam...
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5. cashew
   cashew nut noun kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
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6. cashew
   cashew tree noun tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
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7. Cashew
   • (n.) 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.
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8. cashew
   the characteristically curved, edible seed or nut of the domesticated cashew tree. The tropical and subtropical evergreen shrub or tree is native to ... [7 related articles]
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9. cashew
   cashew (kăsh'OO, kushOO') , tropical American tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family), valued chiefly for the cashew nut of commerce. The tree's acrid sap is used in making a varnish that protects woodwork and books from insects. The fruit is kidney-sha...
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10. Cashew
    The Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is a small evergreen tree found in the Caribbean. It's fruit is called the cashew-nut, and is small, kidney-shaped, ash-grey and contains an acrid juice. Its noxious property is destroyed by roasting after which it is deemed a great delicacy.
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11. Cashew
    The `cashew` is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acajú. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples...
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