noun
type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew
• Syn: ↑genus Anacardium
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anacardiaceae, ↑family Anacardiaceae, ↑sumac family
• Member Meronyms: ↑cashew, ↑cashew tree, ↑Anacardium occidentale
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anacardium /a-nə-kärˈdi-əm/
noun
A plant of the cashew-nut genus Anacardium, giving name to a family Anacardiāˈceae related to the hollies and maples
ORIGIN: Gr ana according to, and kardiā heart (from the shape of the fruit)
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anacardiāˈceous adjective
Useful english dictionary. 2012.