pistachio
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Water will go to his permanent crops - pistachio, almond and cherry trees - but most of his tomatoes and alfalfa will not be planted.
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- noun A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) of central and western Asia, having pinnately compound leaves and dry, drupaceous, nutlike fruits.
- noun The nutlike fruit of this tree, having an edible, oily, green or yellow kernel.
- noun The flavor of these nuts.
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- Under the gown, Toohey wore sleeping pyjamas of pistachio-green linen, crumpled. — The Fountainhead
- A servant came in with a silver pitcher of wine, two goblets, and a plate of pistachio-topped honey cakes on a tray of rare dark wood. — Bridge of the Separator
- " Clare is eating something pistachio-colored that has several large shrimp poised over it as though they are nearsighted old men reading a newspaper. — The Time Traveler's Wife
- I think you should detail a company to stay here, and the rest should return to duty at Inividra, with an experienced captain promoted to overcaptain until the Captain-Commander decides. " — Scion of Cyador
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Water will go to his permanent crops - pistachio, almond and cherry trees - but most of his tomatoes and alfalfa will not be planted.
— Macleans.ca
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- Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistacium, pistachio nut, from Greek pistakion, from pistakē, pistachio tree, perhaps from Middle Persian *pistak.
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/ (pĭ-stăshˈē-ōˌ, -stäˈshē-ōˌ)/
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