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Definition of Pistachio

1. Noun. Small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts.

2. Noun. Nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel.

Definition of Pistachio

1. n. The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceæ, 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.

2. n. The small anacardiaceous tree, of southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio nut.

Definition of Pistachio

1. Noun. A deciduous tree grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit ¹

2. Noun. The nutlike fruit of this tree ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pistachio

1. [n -CHIOS]

Medical Definition of Pistachio

1. The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceae, containing a kernel of a pale greenish colour, which has a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond, and yields an oil of agreeable taste and odour; called also pistachio nut. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily. Alternative forms: pistachia. Origin: It. Pistacchio (cf. Sp. Pistacho, F. Pistache), fr. L. Pistacium, Gr, fr. Per. Pistah. Cf. Fistinut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pistachio

pistache pistaches pistachio (current term) pistachio green pistachio nut pistachio tree pistachioes pistachios pistacia pistacias

pistacite pistacites pistareen pistareens pistazite pistazites piste

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