cashew apple

noun

the soft, swollen, pear-shaped stalk of the cashew tree, to which a cashew nut is attached: used in preserves and wine.

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How to use cashew apple in a sentence

The fleshy part is juicy, and somewhat like the cashew-apple, with a pleasant acidity added.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David Livingstone
This swollen portion of the stalk has a pleasant acid taste, and is eaten under 446 the name of cashew apple.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 | Various
Those I bought were of Guava, cashew apple, citron, and lime.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham

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