anacardium

WORDNET DICTIONARY

anacardium(n = noun.plant) genus anacardium - type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew;

is a kind of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus

is a member of anacardiaceae, family anacardiaceae, sumac family

anacardium, n. [NL., fr. Gr. similar to + heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.].

A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See Cashew. [1913 Webster]