Pis*ta"chio (?), n. 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.
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 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.]
Pis*ta"chio (?), n. 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.
