'Pistacia' definitions:

Definition of 'Pistacia'

From: WordNet
noun
A dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit [syn: Pistacia, genus Pistacia]

Definition of 'Pistacia'

From: GCIDE
  • Pistacia \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.) The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears the pistachio (Pistacia vera), the Mediterranean mastic tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species ({Pistacia Terebinthus}) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine. [1913 Webster]