Cashew
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| Cashews ready for harvest in Guinea-Bissau | |||||||||||||||
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| Anacardium occidentale L. |
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The cashew is a tropical tree in the flowering plant. The plant is native to northeastern Brazil. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew "nuts" (see below) and cashew apples.
