cashew /ˈkæʃuː/ noun3 •A cashew nut.In some countries, cashews continue to be cracked manually although cracking machinery and other shelling mechanisms have been introduced. — 1996 •Any tree of the genus Anacardium. •A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.Soft-wood grafting and veneer grafting are successful in cashew. — 2002 formscashews
