The cashew "nut" is the green part hanging below the ripening red cashew "apple". The "nut" is the true fruit of the tree, although both parts are edible. However, the nut part is what gets roasted and exported since the skin of the cashew apple skin is fragile, making it unsuitable for transport.
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