What is "cashaw"

Cashaw is a vernacular name for several plants. The term is derived from the colloquial English dialects, in particular Jamaican patois. It can refer to:

• Certain algarrobo, bayahonda and mesquite trees ( Prosopis species) in the Fabaceae
• Anacardium occidentale, or cashew, in the Anacardiaceae
• Acacia farnesiana, or needle bush, in the Fabaceae