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pistachio nut — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pistachio nut — noun nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel • Syn: ↑pistachio • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut • Part Holonyms: ↑pistachio, ↑Pistacia vera, ↑pistachio tree … Useful english dictionary
pistachio nut tree — noun 1. → Chinese pistachio. 2. → pistachio (def. 3) …
pistachio — UK [pɪˈstɑːʃɪəʊ] / UK [pɪˈstæʃɪəʊ] / US [pɪˈstæʃɪoʊ] or pistachio nut UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pistachio : singular pistachio plural pistachios Word forms pistachio nut : singular pistachio nut plural pistachio nuts a small … English dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pistachio oil — is a pressed oil, extracted from the fruit of Pistacia vera , the pistachio nut. Compared to other nut oils, it has a particularly strong flavor. Like other nut oils, it tastes similar to the nut from which it is extracted. Pistachio oil is high… … Wikipedia
pistachio — [pi stash′ē ō, pistä′shē ō, pistash′ō] n. pl. pistachios [It pistacchio < L pistacium < Gr pistakion < pistakē, pistachio tree < OPers pistah] 1. a small tree (Pistacia vera) of the cashew family 2. its edible, greenish seed: in full… … English World dictionary
pistachio — 1590s, from It. pistacchio, from L. pistacium pistachio nut, from Gk. pistakion, from pistake pistachio tree, from Pers. pista pistachio tree. Borrowed earlier (1530s) as pystace, from O.Fr. form pistace (13c.) … Etymology dictionary
Pistachio green — A light yellowish green color resembling that of the pistachio nut. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pistachio — taxobox name = Pistacia vera image caption = Pistacia vera Kerman fruits ripening status = LC status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia =… … Wikipedia
