Definitions for: Pistacia


[n] a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: genus Pistacia

See Also: Anacardiaceae, dicot genus, family Anacardiaceae, magnoliopsid genus, pistachio, pistachio tree, Pistacia terebinthus, Pistacia vera, sumac family, terebinth

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