The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acajou
Acajou \Ac"a*jou\, n. [F. See Cashew.] (Bot.)
The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See Cashew.
The mahogany tree; also, its timber.
Wiktionary
acajou
n. 1 The cashew tree. (From the late 16th century.)Brown, Lesley, ed. ''The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.'' 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 2 A cashew nut. (From the late 16th century.) 3 The wood from the mahogany tree or other trees from the family Meliaceae. 4 A moderate reddish brown that is slightly yellower and stronger than mahogany (color panel: 4C2F27)
Usage examples of "acajou".
The Duchesse de Luynes allowed the special wheelbarrow she had had made in acajou to be wheeled by the flower girls who were her teammates.
Apple Of Acajou is a name of Anacardium occidentale, which yields a caustic oil used like croton oil.