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Pistachio

noun

Small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts. Synonyms: pistachio tree, Pistacia vera.

Nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel. Synonym: pistachio nut.

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Etymology of 'Pistachio'

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"Pistachio" Quotes from Famous Books

... adapted for food, the chief article obtained was the nutritive seed yielded by the edible pine (Pinus Gerardiana). The cones of this valuable tree were as large as artichokes; each yielding several seeds of the size and appearance of pistachio nuts. ...

— The Cliff Climbers - A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" • Captain Mayne Reid

... our first abode, and which still might form our refuge in case of danger. Nature had not favoured it; but our labour soon supplied all deficiencies. We planted round it every tree that requires ardent heat; the citron, pistachio, the almond, the mulberry, the Siamese orange, of which the fruit is as large as the head of a child, and the Indian fig, with its long prickly leaves, all had a place here. These plantations succeeding ...

— The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island • Johann David Wyss

Words linked to "Pistachio" : genus Pistacia, Pistacia, nut tree, edible nut, pistachio tree, Pistacia vera, pistachio nut