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pis·ta·chio

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pistachio, Pistacia vera, pistachio treenoun

    small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts

  2. pistachio, pistachio nutnoun

    nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel

Wiktionary

  1. pistachionoun

    A deciduous tree grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit

  2. pistachionoun

    The nutlike fruit of this tree

  3. Etymology: From pistacchio, from pistacium, from πιστάκιον, from πιστάκη, of origin; compare Kurdish /, modern Persian پسته.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pistachionoun

    The pistachio is a dry fruit of an oblong figure, pointed at both ends about half an inch in length, and a third of an inch in thickness: it has a double shell, the exteriour one membranaceous and thin, and the inner hard, tough and woody: the kernel is of a green colour and a soft and unctuous substance, much like the pulp of an almond, of a pleasant taste: pistachios were known to the ancients, and the Arabians call them pestuch and festuch, and we sometimes fistich nuts. Hill.

    Etymology: pistache, Fr. pistacchi, Italian; pistachia, Latin.

    Pistachios, so they be good, and not musty, joined with almonds, are an excellent nourisher. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

Wikipedia

  1. Pistachio

    The pistachio (, Pistacia vera), a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating from Central Asia to Afghanistan. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food. Pistacia vera is often confused with other species in the genus Pistacia that are also known as pistachio. These other species can be distinguished by their geographic distributions (in the wild) and their seeds which are much smaller and have a soft shell.

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  1. pistachio

    A pistachio is a type of small tree originating from Central Asia and the Middle East that produces an edible, oval-shaped nut. The nut is often roasted and salted and consumed out of hand, or used in cooking and baking. The shell of the pistachio is naturally a beige color, but it is often dyed red or green in commercial settings.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pistachionoun

    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. Etymology: [It. pistacchio (cf. Sp. pistacho, F. pistache), fr. L. pistacium, Gr. , , fr. Per. pistah. Cf. Fistinut.]

Wikidata

  1. Pistachio

    The pistachio, Pistacia vera in the Anacardiaceae family, is a small tree originally from Iran and Iraq which now can also be found in regions of Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Tunisia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Italy, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and the United States, specifically in California. The tree produces a seed. Pistacia vera often is confused with other species in the genus Pistacia that are also known as pistachio. These species can be distinguished from P. vera by their geographic distributions and their seeds which are much smaller, have a strong flavor of turpentine, and have a shell that is not hard.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pistachio

    pis-tā′shi-ō, n. the almond-flavoured pistachio-nut, the fruit of the Pistā′chia, a small genus of trees of the cashew family, native to western Asia. [It.,—L. pistacium—Gr. pistakion—Pers. pistā.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pistachio in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pistachio in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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    I swear, every time you turn around in the Willcox basin area, a new field is being bladed for a pecan or pistachio orchard.

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