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the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
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cashew family,
a group of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs most common in the tropics. The family includes plants of economic value, such as the cashew, pistachio, mango, and varnish tree, as well as other varieties, such as the sumacs and poison ivy.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.