Anacardium

Translingual

fruit of Anacardium occidentale

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “on, upon”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”)

Proper noun

Anacardium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anacardiaceae – cashews.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Sapindales – order; Anacardiaceae - family; Anacardioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Anacardium occidentale (cashew) - type species; Anacardium excelsum (caracoli), Anacardium humile, Anacardium spruceanum - selected other species

Derived terms

• anacardic acid
• anacardier

References

• Anacardium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anacardium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anacardium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anacardium at USDA Plants database
• Anacardium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Anacardium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Anacardioideae at APWeb
• Anacardium at Plants of the World Online
• Anacardium at Tropicos