Definition of Anacardiaceae

1. Noun. The cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Anacardiaceae

AnOC
Anabaena
Anabantidae
Anabaptism
Anabaptisms
Anabaptist
Anabaptist denomination
Anabaptistries
Anabaptistry
Anabaptists
Anabas testudineus
Anabel
Anabrus
Anabrus simplex
Anacanthini
Anacardiaceae (current term)
Anacardium occidentale
Anacin III
Anacreon
Anacreontic
Anacyclus
Anacyclus pyrethrum
Anadenanthera
Anadenanthera colubrina
Anadyr
Anagallis
Anagallis arvensis
Anagallis tenella
Anagasta
Anagasta kuehniella

Literary usage of Anacardiaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"Anacardiaceae Lindl. Nat. Syst. 1830. SUMAC FAMILY. Trees or shrubs, with acrid resinous or milky sap, alternate or rarely opposite leaves, ..."

2. Flora of Vermont: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by Ezra Brainerd, Vermont Botanical Club, Lewis Ralph Jones, Willard Webster Eggleston (1900)
"EMPETRACEAE EMPETRUM. CROWBERRY E. nigrum, L. Summits of Mt. Mansfield and Camel's Hump, Robbins. Anacardiaceae RHUS. ..."

3. Materia medica and pharmacy by Reynold Webb Wilcox, Sir William Hale-White (1905)
"Anacardiaceae. Name of Plant. Part Used. Name of Drug. Rhus glabra. Fruit. Rhus glabra. Rhus radicans. Leaves. Poison ivy. Pistacia Lentiscus. ..."

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