cashew

n. type of tree; fruit of this tree

The cashew (Anacardium occidentale; syn. Anacardium curatellifolium A.St.-Hil.) is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The plant is native to northeastern Brazil, where it is called by its Portuguese name Caju (the fruit) or Cajueiro (the tree). It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew "nuts" (see below) and cashew apples.
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Noun
1. tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
(synonym) cashew tree, Anacardium occidentale
(hypernym) nut tree
(member-holonym) Anacardium, genus Anacardium
(part-meronym) cashew nut
2. kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
(synonym) cashew nut
(hypernym) edible nut
(part-holonym) cashew tree, Anacardium occidentale

n. cashew, type of tree; fruit of this tree

(n.)
A tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the same family which the sumac. It is native in tropical America, but is now naturalized in all tropical countries. Its fruit, a kidney-shaped nut, grows at the extremity of an edible, pear-shaped hypocarp, about three inches long.