Dictionary Entry
cashew
cashew is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
- 3noun
tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
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