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ANACARDIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew
Synonyms:
Anacardium; genus Anacardium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Anacardium" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Anacardium"):
Anacardium occidentale; cashew; cashew tree (tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted)
Holonyms ("Anacardium" is a member of...):
Anacardiaceae; family Anacardiaceae; sumac family (the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac)
