See Also: pistachio(medicine)
Pistachio(recipes)
pistachio(dictionary)
pistachio(encyclopedia)
pistachio(dictionary)
Banana Pistachio Pie(recipes)
Pistachio Pinwheels(recipes)
Chicken Pistachio(recipes)
Pistachio Chip Cookies(recipes)
Profiteroles with pistachio cream(recipes)

pistachio (iou)



pistachio noun & adjective. Also (earlier) pistace; (now rare) pistache. LME.
[Old French pistace (mod. pistache), superseded by forms from Italian pistacchio, both from Latin pistacium from Greek pistakion, pistake: cf. Persian pista. Cf. FISTIC noun.]
A. noun. Pl. -os.
The tree Pistacia vera (family Anacardiaceae), a native of western Asia much cultivated in southern Europe. Also pistachio tree. LME.
The fruit of Pistacia vera, a nutlike drupe; its edible greenish kernel. Also pistachio nut. LME.
A green colour resembling that of the kernel of the pistachio nut. Also pistachio green. L18.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of the colour or flavour of the kernels of the pistachio nut; containing pistachios. E18.