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Pistachio - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pistachio : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Pistachio |
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