pistachio
/pɪˈstɑːʃɪəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1
- （亦作pistachio nut）the edible pale green seed of an Asian tree阿月浑子果。
1.1
- （亦作pistachio green）[mass noun] a pale green colour淡绿色, 浅绿色。
2
- the evergreen tree which produces this nut, with small brownish-green flowers and oval reddish fruit. It is widely cultivated, especially around the Mediterranean and in the US.阿月浑子树。
2.1
- Pistacia vera, family Anacardiaceae.拉丁名Pistacia vera, 漆树科。
词源
late Middle English pistace, from Old French, superseded in the 16th cent. by forms from Italian pistaccio, via Latin from Greek pistakion, from Old Persian.