cashew apple

noun

the soft, swollen, pear-shaped stalk of the cashew tree, to which a cashew nut is attached: used in preserves and wine.

The fleshy part is juicy, and somewhat like the cashew-apple, with a pleasant acidity added.

This swollen portion of the stalk has a pleasant acid taste, and is eaten under 446 the name of cashew apple.

Those I bought were of Guava, cashew apple, citron, and lime.

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