| 单词 | cashew-apple |
| 释义 | > as lemmascashew-apple 1. cashew-tree, a large tree ( Anacardium occidentale) cultivated in the West Indies and other tropical countries, bearing a kidney-shaped fruit ( cashew-nut) placed on the end of a thickened fleshy pear-shaped receptacle ( cashew-apple), popularly taken for the ‘fruit’.The shell of the nut consists of three layers, of which the middle one contains an extremely acrid black oil, which is rendered harmless by roasting the nuts before eating. The oil is sometimes used in India to protect floors from the attacks of white ants. The receptacle has an acid flavour. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > cashew nut or tree anacard?1541 acajou1568 cashew-tree1703 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > nut > [noun] > cashew-nut anacard?1541 acajou1796 cashew-nut1796 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland ii. 68 The Cashew is a Fruit as big as a Pippin, pretty long, and bigger near the Stemb than at the other end... The Seed of this Fruit grows at the end of it; 'tis of an Olive Colour shaped like a Bean. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 226 The Cashew Tree... The almond or kernel is of a delicate taste. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxii 139 The real acajow or cashew nuts. 1852 F. A. Neale Narr. Resid. Siam xii. 194 The cashoe-nut and apple. c1865 H. Letheby in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 106/1 Caju apple oil. < as lemmas |
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