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An oval to pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower (the true fruit being the cashew nut).
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cashew apple — noun the swollen edible fruit of the cashew tree, from which the cashew nut hangs … English new terms dictionary
cashew apple — noun : the pear shaped edible receptacle on which the cashew nut is borne … Useful english dictionary
cashew — [kash′o͞o; ] also [, kə sho͞o′] n. [aphetic < Fr acajou < Port acajú < Tupí] 1. a tropical evergreen tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the cashew family, with kidney shaped, poisonous nuts, each at the end of an edible, pear shaped… … English World dictionary
Cashew — taxobox name = Cashew image caption = Cashews ready for harvest in Guinea Bissau regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Anacardiaceae genus = Anacardium… … Wikipedia
cashew — /kash ooh, keuh shooh /, n. 1. a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, having milky juice, simple, leathery leaves, and yellowish pink flowers in open clusters. 2. Also called cashew nut. the small, kidney shaped, edible nut… … Universalium
cashew — n. 1 a bushy evergreen tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to Central and S. America, bearing kidney shaped nuts attached to fleshy fruits. 2 (in full cashew nut) the edible nut of this tree. Phrases and idioms: cashew apple the edible fleshy… … Useful english dictionary
Otaheite apple — 1. a Society Islands tree, Spondias cytherea, of the cashew family, having whitish flowers and yellow, edible, plumlike fruit. 2. the fruit itself. Also called ambarella. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
cashewapple — cashew apple n. The soft, swollen, pear shaped edible stalk of the fruit of the cashew. * * * … Universalium
Nutritious fruits — Certain fruits are more nutritious than others. Different fruits have different nutrients. For example, the kiwi fruit and oranges are high in vitamin C. Beetroots have anti oxidants that can help prevent cancer. Getting children to enjoy… … Wikipedia
Sapindales — ▪ plant order Introduction order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, about 460 genera, and some 5,700 species of shrubs, woody vines, and trees. It includes the Citrus genus and other species important for their fruits.… … Universalium
