anacardiaceous

American

[an-uh-kahr-dee-ey-shuhs] / ˌæn əˌkɑr diˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Anacardiaceae, the cashew family of plants.

anacardiaceous British

/ ˌænəˌkɑːdɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of anacardiaceous

1850–55; < New Latin Anacardiace ( ae ) plant family name ( see ana-, cardi-, -aceae) + -ous

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