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 pis·ta·chio /pəˈstæʃ(iˌ)o, ˈstɑ-/
 阿月渾子樹,阿月渾子實,淡黃綠色

 Pis·ta·chio n.  Bot. 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. [Written also pistachia.]
 2. The small anacardiaceous tree (Pistacia vera), of southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio nut.  Called also pistache.
 3.  Cookery The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or confection flavored with it.
 4.  Pistachio green.
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 pistachio
      n 1: small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small
           hard-shelled nuts [syn: Pistacia vera, pistachio tree]
      2: nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
         [syn: pistachio nut]