PISTACIA

Pistacia, genus Pistacia

(noun) a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Pis*ta"ci*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.)

Definition: The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears the pistachio, the Mediterranean mastic tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species (P. Terebinthus) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition