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Pistacia

Pistacia Meaning & Definition
Pistacia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pistacia?

[n] a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pistacia: genus Pistacia

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See Also | Anacardiaceae | dicot genus | family Anacardiaceae | magnoliopsid genus | pistachio | pistachio tree | Pistacia terebinthus | Pistacia vera | sumac family | terebinth

Pistacia In Webster's Dictionary

\Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See {Pistachio}.] (Bot.) The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears the pistachio, the Mediterranean mastic tree ({Pistacia Lentiscus}), and the species ({P. Terebinthus}) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.

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