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CASHEW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
Synonyms:
cashew; cashew nut
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("cashew" is a kind of...):
edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)
Holonyms ("cashew" is a part of...):
Anacardium occidentale; cashew; cashew tree (tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
Synonyms:
Anacardium occidentale; cashew; cashew tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cashew" is a kind of...):
nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)
Meronyms (parts of "cashew"):
cashew; cashew nut (kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted)
Holonyms ("cashew" is a member of...):
Anacardium; genus Anacardium (type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew)