Anacardium Occidentale
The cashew nut tree, cultivated in the
West Indies and other tropical countries. The stem furnishes a
milky juice, which becomes hard and black when dry, and is used as
a varnish. It also secretes a gum, like gum arabic. The nut or
fruit
contains a black, acrid, caustic oil, injurious to the lips
and tongue of those who attempt to crack the nut with their teeth;
it becomes innocuous and wholesome when roasted, but this process
must be carefully conducted, the acridity of the fumes producing
severe inflammation of the face if approached too near.
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