What does "cashew" mean?

A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

What is a synonym for "cashew"?

Common synonyms include: acajou, acajou, anacardium occidentale, cashew nut, cashew tree, ebony.

//ˈkæʃuː// noun

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Noun

1
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
"Soft-wood grafting and veneer grafting are successful in cashew."
2
kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted wordnet
3
A cashew nut.
"In some countries, cashews continue to be cracked manually although cracking machinery and other shelling mechanisms have been introduced."
4
tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted wordnet