cashew apple

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

And of the cashew apple: “Whenever it is grilled, it is good against diarrhea and gets rid of worms and tastes like chestnuts.”

From Literature

Dangling from the bottom of the cashew apple, a rare example of a seed that grows outside its own fruit, the cashew embodies globalization—and some of its discontents.

From The Wall Street Journal

They often subsisted on the fruit that grew in the back yard: soursop, Spanish lime, cashew apple, mango.

From Washington Post

Not to mention, he would miss his mom’s cashew apple sweets.

From New York Times

This swollen portion of the stalk has a pleasant acid taste, and is eaten under 446 the name of cashew apple.

From Project Gutenberg