Cashcrop is a noun because it is a thing
Cotton
it was a cashcrop
tobacco
the southern coloniesthe southern colonies
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
part of speech
The part of speech for "answer" is a noun.
what part of speech is beneath
adverb
The part of speech for "explicit" is an adjective.
The part of speech for "lecturer" is a noun.
The part of speech for "rapid" is an adjective.