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‖ pistacia|pɪˈsteɪʃ(ɪ)ə|
[L. pistācia pistachio tree (Pallad.), f. Gr. πιστάκη: see prec.]
The pistachio tree = prec. 1 b; in Bot. the name (adopted by Linnæus 1737) of the genus to which the Pistachio tree belongs, including also the Mastic-tree and the Terebinth; the species are sometimes collectively called turpentine-trees.
c1420Pallad. on Husb. iv. 685 Pistacia is graffed now to growe In cold lond. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 255 The Pistacia sends forth its Branches on high, and renders its Nuts edible in Autumn. 1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 323 Pistacia, Hazel-leaved, Hamamelis. 1871H. Macmillan True Vine v. (1872) 197 The Pistacia grows abundantly in the south of France, but it yields no mastic.
†b. = prec. 1 a, pistachio nut. Obs.
1581Marbeck Bk. of Notes 382 Nuts, dates, fine white bread, honnie and Pistacia. 1583Rates of Customs D vij, Pistacia the pound vi d.
c. Comb., as pistacia nut, pistacia tree: see prec. 3.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 323 Pistacia Nut... Pistacia⁓tree. 1876Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 662 Pistacia nut tree extends from Syria to Bokhara and Cabul. |