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  • 61cashew — [ kaʃu:, kə ʃu:] noun 1》 (also cashew nut) an edible kidney shaped nut, rich in oil and protein. 2》 the bushy tropical American tree that bears cashew nuts. [Anacardium occidentale.] Origin C16: from Port., from Tupi acajú, cajú …

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  • 62mogno — |ó| s. m. 1.  [Botânica] Árvore da América tropical cuja madeira, avermelhada, se emprega em marcenaria. 2.  [Botânica] Madeira dessa árvore. • Sinônimo geral: ACAJU, MÓGONO   ‣ Etimologia: inglês mahogany …

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  • 63cashew — /ˈkæʃu / (say kashooh) noun 1. a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, whose bark yields a medicinal gum. 2. its fruit, a small, edible, kidney shaped nut (cashew nut). {French, alteration of acajou, from Brazilian Portuguese… …

  • 64cashew — [kash′o͞o; ] also [, kə sho͞o′] n. [aphetic < Fr acajou < Port acajú < Tupí] 1. a tropical evergreen tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the cashew family, with kidney shaped, poisonous nuts, each at the end of an edible, pear shaped… …

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  • 65cashew nut — noun kidney shaped nut edible only when roasted • Syn: ↑cashew • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut • Part Holonyms: ↑cashew, ↑cashew tree, ↑Anacardium occidentale * * * noun …

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  • 66acajou — ˈakəˌzhü, ˌjü noun ( s) Etymology: French, from Portuguese acajú more at cashew 1. a. : cashew …

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  • 67cash|ew — «KASH oo, kuh SHOO», noun. 1. a small, kidney shaped nut which is good to eat. 2. the tropical American tree that it grows on. The cashew is native especially to Brazil and Central America. ╂[< French acajou mahogany < Portuguese (Brazil)… …

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