About The Word Pistachio
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Pistachio
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What's The Definition Of Pistachio?
[n] nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
[n] small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts Synonyms | Synonyms for Pistachio: pistachio nut | pistachio tree | Pistacia vera Related Terms | Find terms related to Pistachio: See Also | edible nut | genus Pistacia | nut tree | pistachio | pistachio | pistachio nut | pistachio tree | Pistacia | Pistacia vera Pistachio In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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}.] |
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