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pistachia
(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.]
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2. The small anacardiaceous tree (Pistacia vera), of
southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio
nut. Called also pistache.
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3. (Cookery) The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or
confection flavored with it.
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4. Pistachio green.
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Pistachia Atlantica
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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