PISTACHIO

pistachio, pistachio nut

(noun) nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel

pistachio, Pistacia vera, pistachio tree

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

pistachio (plural pistachios or pistachioes)

A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.

The nutlike fruit of this tree.

(color) A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.

Synonym: pistachio green

Anagrams

• pastichio

Source: Wiktionary

Pis*ta"chio, n. Etym: [It. pistacchio (cf. Sp. pistacho, F. pistache), fr. L. pistacium, Gr. pistah. Cf. Fistinut.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition