Pistachio
n.
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.
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