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cashew nut

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cashew nut
n.
The edible seed of the cashew tree.
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Noun1.cashew nut - kidney-shaped nut edible only when roastedcashew nut - kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
Anacardium occidentale, cashew, cashew tree - tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted


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A SCHOOLBOY collapsed in front of his mum after eating a cashew nut and died, an inquest heard yesterday.
The oil obtained from the shell and kernel of the cashew nut is used in the manufacture of varnishes, gums, inks, oilcloth and laminating resins.
Marmite-coated cashew nuts are not the sort of thing I can recommend if you don't like Marmite.
 
 
 
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