Meaning of PISTACIA
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| | Definition: | | [n] a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Pistacia |
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| | See Also: | | Anacardiaceae, dicot genus, family Anacardiaceae, magnoliopsid genus, pistachio, pistachio tree, Pistacia terebinthus, Pistacia vera, sumac family, terebinth | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See {Pistachio}.] (Bot.)
The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears
the pistachio, the Mediterranean mastic tree ({Pistacia
Lentiscus}), and the species ({P. Terebinthus}) which yields
Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
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