pistachio

pistachio
    n 1: small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small
         hard-shelled nuts [syn: {pistachio}, {Pistacia vera},
         {pistachio tree}]
    2: nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
       [syn: {pistachio}, {pistachio nut}]
    

Pistache \Pis*tache"\, n. [OE. pistace, fr. F. pistache. See
   {Pistachio}.] (Bot.)
   The anacardiaceous tree {Pistacia vera}, which yields the
   pistachio nut; also, the nut itself and the flavoring extract
   prepared from it. Called also {pistachio}.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

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
   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}.]
   [1913 Webster]

   2. The small anacardiaceous tree ({Pistacia vera}), of
      southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio
      nut. Called also {pistache}.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   3. (Cookery) The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or
      confection flavored with it.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   4. Pistachio green.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]