Actually another dictionary describes it differently as follows. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anacardium
*Anacardium * An`a*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? similar to + ? heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the cashew tree. On 20 July 2010 20:46, R. Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > One more explanation from the link: > http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/amon_lies/ > > *Anacardium occidentale *gets its name from the Greed words "Ana-", > meaning "without", and "cardium", meaning "a heart." Occidentale is Latin > for "from the west." As the name suggests, this plant is native to the > Western Hemisphere. The genus name is actually more specific, referring to > how the pulp of the fruit has the nut growing outside of it rather than > inside! > With regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 7:28 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for the information >> tanay >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:45 PM, nivi tha <nevath...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Etymology no.19. *Anacardium occidentale >>> >>> **Anacardium -* heart shape(Referring to the shape of the fruit) >>> * >>> occidentale*- Western >>> >>> Synonym- *Anacardium curatellifolium* >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Selvalakshmi S. >>> Doctoral Scholar, >>> Bhjarathiar Universtiy, >>> Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> >> >> >
