OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 36022

cashew

/ˈkæʃuː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
anacardo • cajuil • cajú • cayú • marañón • merey • nuez de la India • pepa
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
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.
Soft-wood grafting and veneer grafting are successful in cashew.
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