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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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