cashew
noun/ˈkæʃuː/ · /ˈkæʃjuː/
Etymology Reanalysis of French acajou as a + cajou, from Old Tupi akaîu. Doublet of acajou.
1
Any tree of the genus Anacardium.
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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.2002, P. K. Ray, Breeding Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, page 221:
- 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.2005, Roger Martin, Tree-Kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea, page 106:
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- Cashew (Anacardium occidental L.) is an export-oriented crop grown for its nuts, a true drupe.2007, Alice Kurian, K. V. Peter (series editor), Commercial Crops Technology (Horticulture Science; 8), page 63:
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A cashew nut.
- In some countries, cashews continue to be cracked manually although cracking machinery and other shelling mechanisms have been introduced.1996, Thomas Payne, “17: Nuts”, in Laszlo Somogyi, Diane M. Barrett, Y. H. Hui, editors, Processing Fruits, page 529:
- The bland cashew is a fitting substitute for higher priced almonds to extend the nut texture. In baking, however, almonds are more suitable for cake decoration than cashews.2004, Frederic Rosengarten, Jr., The Book of Edible Nuts, page 46:
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- This is a spicy variation of Kung Pao Chicken using cashews rather than the more common peanuts.2010, Dick Logue, 500 Low Glycemic Index Recipes, page 413:
- Derived terms
- cashew apple, cashew bird, cashewlike, cashew milk, cashew nut, cashew nutshell liquid, cashew tree, Otaheite cashew, wild cashew