From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pistache \Pis*tache"\, n. [OE. pistace, fr. F. pistache. See
{Pistachio}.] (Bot.)
The anacardiaceous tree {Pistacia vera}, which yields the
pistachio nut; also, the nut itself and the flavoring extract
prepared from it. Called also {pistachio}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pistachio \Pis*ta"chio\, n. [It. pistacchio (cf. Sp. pistacho,
F. pistache), fr. L. pistacium, Gr. ?, ?, fr. Per. pistah.
Cf. {Fistinut}.] (Bot.)
The nut of the {Pistacia vera}, a tree of the order
{Anacardiace[ae]}, 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}.]
[1913 Webster]
2. The small anacardiaceous tree ({Pistacia vera}), of
southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio
nut. Called also {pistache}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Cookery) The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or
confection flavored with it.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. Pistachio green.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pistachio
n 1: small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small
hard-shelled nuts [syn: {pistachio}, {Pistacia vera},
{pistachio tree}]
2: nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
[syn: {pistachio}, {pistachio nut}]
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