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pistachio |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pistachio \Pis*ta"chio\, n. 1. The small anacardiaceous tree, of southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio nut. 2. (Cookery) The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or confection flavored with it 3. Pistachio green. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pistachio \Pis*ta"chio\, n. [It. pistacchio (cf. Sp pistacho, F. pistache), fr L. pistacium Gr ?, ?, fr Per. pistah. Cf {Fistinut}.] (Bot.) The nut of the {Pistacia vera}, a tree of the order {Anacardiace[ae]}, 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 also {pistachio nut}. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily. [Written also {pistachia}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pistachio n 1: small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts [syn: {Pistacia vera}, {pistachio tree}] 2: nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel [syn: {pistachio nut}]
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