Pis-tā'chio, n.

(pis-tā'sho) (Synop., § 130), n. [It. pistacchio, Sp. pistachio, Fr. pistache, Lat. pistacium, Gr. πιστάκη, πιστάκιον, from Per. pistah, Ar. fustuk, fustuk.] The nut of the Pistacia vera, a kind of turpentine-tree, containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, of a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond; and yielding a well-tasted oil;—called also pistachio-nut. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Syria, Arabia, and Persia, and also in Sicily. Brande.