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Cashewnut has originated from

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Cashewnut originated from Brazil.
Cashews originated in Brazil's northeast, the easternmost corner of South America. Portuguese missionaries took it to East Africa and India during the late 16th century, where it became abundant at low altitudes near the seacoast. The Portuguese took it to Goa, India between 1560 and 1565.
It is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple accessory fruit.
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