pistachio-tree

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• pistachio tree — noun small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard shelled nuts • Syn: ↑pistachio, ↑Pistacia vera • Hypernyms: ↑nut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Pistacia, ↑genus Pistacia …   Useful english dictionary

• PISTACHIO — (Heb. בָּטְנָה; botnah), the tree and fruit of the Pistacia vera, a dioecious tree. The female tree produces reddish clusters of nuts with a white shell and a greenish kernel of delicate flavor. The word occurs only once in the Bible, in the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• 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 — [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 — 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

• pistachio — /pi stash ee oh , stah shee oh /, n., pl. pistachios. 1. the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel. 2. the kernel itself, used for flavoring. 3. the tree itself. 4. pistachio nut flavor …   Universalium

• pistachio — noun (plural chios) Etymology: Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistacium pistachio nut, from Greek pistakion, from pistakē pistachio tree, of Iranian origin; akin to Persian pistah pistachio tree Date: 1598 a small Asian tree (Pistacia vera) of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pistachio — pis•tach•i•o [[t]pɪˈstæʃ iˌoʊ, ˈstɑ ʃiˌoʊ[/t]] n. pl. chi•os 1) pln the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel 2) pln the tree itself 3) a light or medium shade of yellow green Also,… …   From formal English to slang

• 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 — pis|ta|chi|o [pıˈsta:ʃiəu US pıˈstæʃiou] n plural pistachios [Date: 1400 1500; : Italian; Origin: pistacchio, from Latin, from Greek pistakion, from pistake pistachio tree , from Persian pistah] a small green nut ▪ pistachio ice cream …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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