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Pistachio
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Pistachio has 2 senses
- pistachio(n = noun.plant) pistachio tree, pistacia vera - small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts; Array has parts: pistachio, pistachio nut
- pistachio(n = noun.food) pistachio nut - nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel; Array is a kind of edible nut
is a member of genus pistacia, pistacia
is a kind of nut tree
is a part of pistachio, pistachio tree, pistacia vera
CIDE DICTIONARY
Pistachio, n. [It. pistacchio (cf. Sp. pistacho, F. pistache), fr. L. pistacium, Gr. , , fr. Per. pistah. Cf. Fistinut.].
- The nut of the
Pistacia vera , a tree of the orderAnacardiaceæ , containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, which has a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond, and yields an oil of agreeable taste and odor; -- called alsopistachio nut . It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily. [1913 Webster] - The small anacardiaceous tree (
Pistacia vera ), of southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio nut. Called alsopistache . [Webster 1913 Suppl.] - The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or confection flavored with it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Pistachio green. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Pistachio, n. (pl. -os)
1 an evergreen tree, Pistacia vera, bearing small brownish-green flowers and ovoid reddish fruit.
2 (in full pistachio nut) the edible pale-green seed of this.
3 a pale green colour.
1 an evergreen tree, Pistacia vera, bearing small brownish-green flowers and ovoid reddish fruit.
2 (in full pistachio nut) the edible pale-green seed of this.
3 a pale green colour.
Etymology
It. pistaccio and Sp. pistacho f. L pistacium f. Gk pistakion f. Pers. pistah
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