CASHEW TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cashew tree mean? 

• CASHEW TREE (noun)
  The noun CASHEW TREE has 1 sense:

1. tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted

  Familiarity information: CASHEW TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CASHEW TREE (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anacardium occidentale; cashew; cashew tree

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)