Define the word Pistacia vera"Pistacia vera" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Pistacia \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.)
The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears
the pistachio (Pistacia vera), the Mediterranean mastic
tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species (Pistacia Terebinthus) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
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"Pistacia vera" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Pistache \Pis*tache"\, n. [OE. pistace, fr. F. pistache. See
Pistachio.] (Bot.)
The anacardiaceous tree Pistacia vera, which yields the
pistachio nut; also, the nut itself and the flavoring extract
prepared from it. Called also pistachio.
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"Pistacia vera" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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.]
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2. The small anacardiaceous tree (Pistacia vera), of
southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio
nut. Called also pistache.
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3. (Cookery) The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or
confection flavored with it.
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4. Pistachio green.
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"Pistacia vera" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
Pistacia vera
n : small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small
hard-shelled nuts [syn: pistachio, pistachio tree]
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