cashew apple

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

They often subsisted on the fruit that grew in the back yard: soursop, Spanish lime, cashew apple, mango.

From Washington Post

And of the cashew apple: “Whenever it is grilled, it is good against diarrhea and gets rid of worms and tastes like chestnuts.”

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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

From Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 by Graham, Maria

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various