Cashew
WordNet
noun
(1) Kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
(2) Tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
WiktionaryText
Etymology
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Noun
- A tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
- A cashew nut.