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 fruit of this tree.
Etymology: Port. f. Tupi (a)caju
Useful english dictionary. 2012.