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pistachio

  • noun
  • /pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ/

A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.

Other meanings

  1. The nutlike fruit of this tree.

  2. A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.

A kind of

  • nut tree

Related words

  • pistachioed
  • pistachio nut

Word history

From Ancient Greek "πιστάκιον".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “pistachio” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.