Category:Pistachio

Pis*ta"chio, n. Etym: [it. pistacchio (cf. Sp. pistacho, f. Pistache), fr. L. pistacium, gr. pistah. Cf. Fistinut.] (bot.)

Defn: 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.]