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caju — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cashew noun A tropical tree grown for its kidney-shaped nuts and its cashew apple.

Senses

caju is used for these senses in English:

  • cashew A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
  • cashew apple An ovoid to pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower (the true fruit being the cashew nut).

cashew — full definition

  1. noun A tropical tree grown for its kidney-shaped nuts and its cashew apple.
  2. noun The curved nut from this tree, eaten roasted or salted.

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