Not technically a nut.
Not technically a nut.
How so?
cashew n. cashews <'ká[sh]ü> 1. Kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted; 2. Tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted;
How so?
> cashew n. cashews <'ká[sh]ü> 1. Kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted; 2. Tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted;
Im really splitting hairs here but its a seed. All nuts are seeds but not all seeds are nuts. A nut is a seed contained in a hard shell. Cashews come right out of a fruit. They get marketed as nuts because of their size, and we dont really eat seeds.
Im really splitting hairs here but its a seed. All nuts are seeds but not all seeds are nuts. A nut is a seed contained in a hard shell. Cashews come right out of a fruit. They get marketed as nuts because of their size, and we dont really eat seeds.
True. It technically is an external seed/nut. The fruit grows on top of it.
True. It technically is an external seed/nut. The fruit grows on top of it.
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