Thesaurus: pistachio

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1. n. The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceae, 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. small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
3. n. nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
4. 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. [Written also pistachia.]
5. The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceæ,containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, which has a pleasanttaste, resembling that of the almond, and yields an oil of agreeabletaste and odor; -- called also pistachio nut. It is wholesome andnutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily.[Written also pistachia.]
6. n:100 n. small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts n. nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel