CASHEW TREE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted

Synonyms:

Anacardium occidentale; cashew; cashew tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cashew tree" is a kind of...):

nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)

Meronyms (parts of "cashew tree"):

cashew; cashew nut (kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted)

Holonyms ("cashew tree" is a member of...):

Anacardium; genus Anacardium (type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew)