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Pistacia
(gcide) | Pistacia \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.)
The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears
the pistachio (Pistacia vera), the Mediterranean mastic
tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species ({Pistacia
Terebinthus}) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
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pistacia
(wn) | Pistacia
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae
having drupaceous fruit [syn: Pistacia, genus Pistacia] |
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Pistacia
(gcide) | Pistacia \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.)
The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears
the pistachio (Pistacia vera), the Mediterranean mastic
tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species ({Pistacia
Terebinthus}) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
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Pistacia Lentiscus
(gcide) | Pistacia \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.)
The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears
the pistachio (Pistacia vera), the Mediterranean mastic
tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species ({Pistacia
Terebinthus}) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
[1913 Webster]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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Pistacia Terebinthus
(gcide) | Pistacia \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.)
The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears
the pistachio (Pistacia vera), the Mediterranean mastic
tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species ({Pistacia
Terebinthus}) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
[1913 Webster]Turpentine \Tur"pen*tine\ (t[^u]r"p[e^]n*t[imac]n), n. [F.
t['e]r['e]benthine, OF. also turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina,
terbentina, It. terebentina, trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus
of the turpentine tree, from terebinthus the turpentine tree.
Gr. tere`binqos, te`rminqos. See Terebinth.]
A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of
the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus),
a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained
from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine,
larch, and fir.
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Note: There are many varieties of turpentine. Chian
turpentine is produced in small quantities by the
turpentine tree (Pistacia Terebinthus). Venice,
Swiss, or larch turpentine, is obtained from {Larix
Europaea}. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a
tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada
balsam, is the purest of all the pine turpentines (see
under Balsam). The Carpathian and Hungarian varieties
are derived from Pinus Cembra and Pinus Mugho.
Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes from
the long-leaved pine (Pinus palustris). Strasburg
turpentine is from the silver fir (Abies pectinata).
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Oil of turpentine (Chem.), a colorless oily hydrocarbon,
C10H16, of a pleasant aromatic odor, obtained by the
distillation of crude turpentine. It is used in making
varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is the type of the
terpenes and is related to cymene. Called also
terebenthene, terpene, etc.
Turpentine moth (Zool.), any one of several species of
small tortricid moths whose larvae eat the tender shoots
of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or
resin.
Turpentine tree (Bot.), the terebinth tree, the original
source of turpentine. See Turpentine, above.
[1913 Webster]Chian \Chi"an\a. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [AE]gean Sea.
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Chian earth, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios,
used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.
Chian turpentine, a fragrant, almost transparent
turpentine, obtained from the Pistacia Terebinthus.
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Pistacia vera
(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.]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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Pistacia \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.)
The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears
the pistachio (Pistacia vera), the Mediterranean mastic
tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species ({Pistacia
Terebinthus}) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
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genus pistacia
(wn) | genus Pistacia
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae
having drupaceous fruit [syn: Pistacia, genus Pistacia] |
pistacia lentiscus
(wn) | Pistacia lentiscus
n 1: an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is
cultivated for its resin [syn: mastic, mastic tree,
lentisk, Pistacia lentiscus] |
pistacia terebinthus
(wn) | Pistacia terebinthus
n 1: a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine [syn:
terebinth, Pistacia terebinthus] |
pistacia vera
(wn) | Pistacia vera
n 1: small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small
hard-shelled nuts [syn: pistachio, Pistacia vera,
pistachio tree] |
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