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• n  small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
• n  nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel

• Through his pistachio green designer glasses, the ad man's ever-twinkling eyes widen.
• A wheeling-dealing pistachio baron with a large patronage base, he cuts a middle-of-the-road political figure.
• The Soviet Union, whose recent acquisitions include Finnish nickel, Lithuanian butter, Estonian cellulose, Tannu Tuvan asbestos, last week marched on to pistachio nuts.

• Pistacia vera
• pistachio tree
• pistachio nut

News & Articles

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• Taste test: pistachio nuts
  Most low-calorie snacks are sold in such small portions that we end up eating the whole box to satisfy a craving. That's usually not the case with pistachio nuts. These greenish tree nuts, originally from the Middle East, pack loads of flavor and high fiber in a 1-ounce serving. They are low calorie and have less fat than most nuts. Today, most …
  June 11, 2013 - Tampa Bay Times

Quotes

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• Walter Willett in CBS News
  Fortunately, substituting pistachio-encrusted salmon and gingered brown basmati pilaf for roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy is not a culinary sacrifice,Willett said in a JAMA editorial accompanying the studies.
• Heather Reisman in Publishers Lunch Deluxe
  CEO Heather Reisman says the "drop in bottom line results reflects our increased operating investment this year in both Pistachio and Shortcovers."
• Richard Jones in Ynetnews
  I am writing to draw your attention to the troubling issue of illegal importation of pistachio of Iranian origin to Israel,writes Jones. "Israel is the world's largest per capita consumer of pistachio nuts and therefore an important market...