Genus Anacardium (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Anacardium is native to tropical regions of Central and South America and the Caribbean.
- Cashew trees belong to the genus Anacardium, specifically Anacardium occidentale.
- Anacardium occidentale is the type species of the genus Anacardium.
- The genus Anacardium includes several species, but Anacardium occidentale is the most widely cultivated.
- Studies on the genus Anacardium have revealed the complex evolutionary history of the cashew plant.