cashew
noun
a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, having milky juice, simple, leathery leaves, and yellowish-pink flowers in open clusters.
cashews
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pluralof cashew.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Additional favorites include a homemade rotisserie chicken Caesar salad, an avocado and cilantro-forward salad and a curried chicken salad, complete with a mayo-based curry chutney dressing and whole cashews.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Heaps of old-fashioned oats, raw coconut flakes, chopped cashews and pumpkin seeds amp up the fiber quotient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The dark chocolate-covered cashews can also be crushed up and included in homemade cookies or topped on freshly-baked fudgy brownies.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
It would make sense for Costco to show its members exactly why the company that sources half the world’s cashews can no longer sell a giant jar for a pittance.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
It was as if the high walls locked in the scent of the ripening cashews and mangoes and avocados.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
