anacardium

noun

an·​a·​car·​di·​um

ˌanəˈkärdēəm

1

capitalized : a small genus of tropical American trees (the type of the family Anacardiaceae) having kidney-shaped fruit borne at the apex of a fleshy receptacle see cashew

2

plural anacardia

-dēə

: a plant of the genus Anacardium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ana- + Greek kardia heart + New Latin -ium; from the heartlike shape of the top of the fruit stem

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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