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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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