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Look up: pistachio

  1. pistachio
    [n] - small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts 2. [n] - nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. pistachio
    the edible pale green seed of an evergreen tree,Pistacia vera,bearing small brownish-green flowers and ovoid reddish fruits Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Pistachio
    (pis-ta-shioh).--A pale greenish nut resembling an almond.
    Found on http://www.mandytonks.net/womensinstitut

  4. Pistachio
    Pis·ta'chio noun [ Italian pistacchio (cf. Spanish pistacho , French pistache ), from Latin pistacium , Greek ..., ..., from Persian pistah . Confer Fistinut .] (Botany) 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 alm ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/95

  5. Pistachio
    Pis·ta'chio noun 1. The small anacardiaceous tree, of southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio nut. 2. (Cookery) The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or confection flavored with it. 3. Pistachio green.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/95

  6. pistachio
    <botany> The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceae, containing a kernel of a pale greenish colour, which has a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond, and yields an oil of agreeable taste and odour; called also pistachio nut. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily. ... Al ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. pistachio
    pistachio nut noun nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. pistachio
    Pistacia vera noun small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Pistachio
    The `pistachio` (`Pistacia vera` L., `Anacardiaceae`; sometimes placed in `Pistaciaceae`) is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of Iran, Turkmenistan and western Afghanistan. It has deciduous pinnate leaves 10-20 cm long. The plants are dioecious, with separate male and female trees. The flowers are apetalous and unisexual, and borne in panicles. The fruit is a drupe, containing an elongated seed (a nut in the culinary ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistachio

  10. Pistachio
    • (n.) Pistachio green. • (n.) The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or confection flavored with it. • (n.) The small anacardiaceous tree, of southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio nut. • (n.) The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceae, containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, wh...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. pistachio
    (from the article `Anacardiaceae`) ...regions. Members of the family have resin ducts in the bark, leaves usually composed of leaflets in various arrangements, flowers often with only ... ...tree, or terebinth (P. terebinthus), produce sweet-smelling gums used in medicine. Mastic also is used in liqueurs and varnishes. Commercial ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/72

  12. pistachio
    pistachio (pistăsh'ēō, pistä'shēō) , tree or shrub (of the genus Pistacia) of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family). The species that yields the pistachio nut of commerce is P. vera, native to SW Asia. It is now cultivated on a small scale in parts of the...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08391


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