Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) of central and western Asia, having pinnately compound leaves and dry, drupaceous, nutlike fruits.
- n. The nutlike fruit of this tree, having an edible, oily, green or yellow kernel.
- n. The flavor of these nuts.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as pistachio-nut.
Wiktionary
- n. A deciduous tree grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit
- n. The nutlike fruit of this tree
GNU Webster's 1913
- 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. - n. The small anacardiaceous tree (Pistacia vera), of southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio nut. Called also
pistache . - n. The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or confection flavored with it.
- n. Pistachio green.
WordNet 3.0
- n. small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
- n. nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
Etymologies
- Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistacium, pistachio nut, from Greek pistakion, from pistakē, pistachio tree, perhaps from Middle Persian *pistak.
Examples
“I never thought much of their chocolate one, and the pistachio is just okay.”
“We steal around another bend where gray rock walls give way to a slew of multicolored facades in pistachio green, custard yellow and rum raisin red -- village homes crammed together in rows like so many colorful LifeSaver candies in a pack.”
“They were dressed in pistachio-coloured shirts and khaki shorts into which their huge bottoms were crammed so tightly that you could study every dimple.”
“The FDA's list of recalled pistachio products continues to grow.”
Consumer Reports: Pistachio products recalled from second Setton plant
“The list of recalled pistachio products associated with a California processing plant where salmonella was found continues to grow.”
Consumer Reports: FDA sets up database of recalled pistachio products
“The FDA is updating its list of recalled pistachio products, which is expected to grow.”
Consumer Reports: Kraft and Frito-Lay recall pistachio products
“She then adds what she calls a pistachio bonbon.”
“The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Truck features flavors such as pistachio, currants and espresso, plus various coffees and pastries.”
“I really think that she didn't know what "pistachio" is, and didn't want to ask.”
“Instead of telling consumers to avoid all pistachios, the agency is now advising them not to eat pistachios or food products containing the nuts such as pistachio bakery goods and pistachio ice cream unless they can determine that the products do not contain pistachios from Setton Pistachio—which isn't easy to do.”
Consumer Reports: Pistachio growers set up Web site for consumers
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pistachio’.
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originally started as an attempt to collect words I found visually and auditorially beautiful, as well as psychically evocative, this has become nothing more than a grab bag of word curiosities, a ...
bergamot, jambalaya, bee's knees, heliotrope, hosanna, gamboge, aureole, filial, madrigal, multilingual, sacrosanct, sojourn and 1072 more...
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Chromonyms
These chromonyms are defined as colors in at least one dictionary (mostly MW3). (Actually there's one fake, for reasons I'll explain someday.) They are all one-word nouns such as "kelly", which can...
absinthe, acacia, acorn, alabaster, alesan, almond, aloma, amaranth, amber, amethyst, anemone, anil and 821 more...
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NakedFringe's Words
masticate, chamber, orchid, mandolin, yellow, pomegranate, conundrum, paradox, gyrate, calamitous, opalescent, cacophony and 522 more...
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wordrainbow
A big list of color names for use on wordrainbow.com
emerald, cherry, coffee, cream, almond, gold, kiwi, green, grass green, aquamarine, beet red, sepia and 714 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (P)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
pagan, page, pageant, pageboy, pagoda, paisley, paladin, palfrey, paling, pampas grass, pan, panoply and 194 more...
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Foodie
As much fun to say as they are to eat.
blueberry, cider, almond, apricot, asparagus, banana, fudge, foldover, flapjacks, filbert, fig, biscuit and 217 more...
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fliti's Words
panache, mushaboom, aubergine, serpentine, glimpse, schadenfreude, syzygy, plethora, zeitgeist, defenestrate, callipygian, ubiquitous and 239 more...
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the first list
an immense, grandiloquent list that loads like a thousand years sentence in stone. new words are in the other lists.
ridiculous, brummagem, predicament, sanctimonious, vapid, eschew, admonish, auspicious, capitulation, enumerate, lachrymose, tenet and 1648 more...
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Color Words for Shoes
Vendors can get oddly creative.
amaranth, brindle, iguana, slate black, madder brown, bison, pinecone, seal brown, forest night, burnt orange, monument, beet red and 399 more...
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encyclopedia gustatorica
béchamel, tart, pie, cupcake, roux, jambalaya, étouffé, succulent, plum, pomegranate, peach, apple and 300 more...
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wingblossom's Words
flicker, wrinkle, solipsism, tea, aurora, lilt, burnt, crescent, gale, pocket, ephemeral, candied and 131 more...
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colleen's words
yellow, green, pie, blue, fur, people, incense, book, brown, avuncular, mountain, fog and 1316 more...
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Food for Thought
A breaded foray of words
lady, appanage, companion, penuche, pastille, pantry, panicle, panocha, pannier, panatela, panada, panada and 87 more...
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braggadocio
an addendum or Anhang to Prolagus's list 'The braggadocio recipe'
amoeba, angina, antenna, aria, arnica, audio, aurora, biro, bronco, bubo, cafe, calico and 88 more...
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Aw, Nuts
What it says. Including the ones that aren't really nuts, like peanuts and almonds.
walnut, chestnut, pecan, cashew, peanut, brazil nut, pistachio, hazelnut, almond, coconut, macademia, filbert and 22 more...
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the list
faute de mieux, cinnamon, tragedy, labyrinth, delicious, brainstorm, naked, precarious, splendid, pistachio, species, impeach and 14 more...
_Wikipedia Jan 26, 2008