anacardium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew
    genus Anacardium.

WordNet

An`a*car"di*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. similar to + heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See Cashew.

Webster 1913