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CASHEW NUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cashew nut mean?
• CASHEW NUT (noun)
The noun CASHEW NUT has 1 sense:
1. kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
Familiarity information: CASHEW NUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
cashew; cashew nut
Hypernyms ("cashew nut" 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 nut" is a part of...):
Anacardium occidentale; cashew; cashew tree (tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted)
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