anacardiaceous

(ˌænəˌkɑːdɪˈeɪʃəs)

adj

(Botany) of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees and shrubs many of which have edible drupes. The family includes the cashew, mango, pistachio, and sumach

[C19: from New Latin Anacardiāceae, from ana- + Greek kardia heart; so called from the shape of the top of the fruit stem]

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However, molecular investigations, based on three DNA sequence regions [nuclear ribosomal external transcribed spacer (.ETS), chloroplast trnL intron and trnL-F intergenic spacer (trnL-F region), and the chloroplast rps16 intron)], encompassing 67 anacardiaceous genera (out of 82), as well as 16 genera of the related family Burseraceae, indicate that both subfamilies are polyphyletic (Weeks et al., 2014).

Fruit Morphology and Anatomy of the Spondioid Anacardiaceae

Rhus verniciflua (RV) is a plant species in the Anacardiaceous family and it grows widely in Northeast Asian countries [4].

Effects of dietary supplementation with detoxified Rhus verniciflua sap on egg production, yolk lipid and intestinal microflora in laying hens

Anastrepha obliqua often infest mangoes and other anacardiaceous fruits (White & Elson-Harris 1992) that exude sticky polyphenolic resins (Morton 1987; Zomlefer 1994).

Host status of mamey sapote, Pouteria sapota (Sapotaceae), to the West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Puerto Rico

Naumova (1993) recorded one anacardiaceous genus in her review; Tisserat

three of the above species, the anacardiaceous Astronium fraxinifolium

Optimization theory in plant evolution: an overview of long-term evolutionary prospects in the angiosperms

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