cashew tree
Tropical nut source
A cashew tree is a tropical evergreen native to Brazil, now cultivated widely for its nuts.
The tree produces a fleshy fruit called the cashew apple, from which the familiar kidney-shaped nut hangs in a hard shell.
Cashew trees thrive in the humid climate of Southeast Asia.
- nutHard-shelled seed
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- tropical climateWarm, rainy year-round conditions
- BrazilLargest South American nation
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
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botanical family/nut type
cashew treegroundnut
Legume ripening underground
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