Pistachio

[pɪ'stɑːʃɪəʊ;pɪ'stætʃəʊ] or [pɪ'stæʃɪo]

Definition

(noun.) nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel.

(noun.) small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts.

Edited by Clifford--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceae, 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.

Editor: Vince

Definition

n. the almond-flavoured pistachio-nut the fruit of the Pistā′chia a small genus of trees of the cashew family native to western Asia.

Checker: Olga