different between deciduous vs pistachio

English

Etymology

From Latin d?ciduus (“falling down or off”), from d?cid? (“fall down”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??s?d???s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??s?d.ju.?s/, /d??s?d.ju.?s/

Adjective

deciduous (not comparable)

1. (biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

   Antonyms: persistent, permanent

2. (botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

   Antonyms: evergreen, sempervirent. Cf. caducous.

3. Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

Derived terms

Related terms

• decay
• decadence
• decidence

Translations

Further reading

• deciduous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Italian pistacchio (1590s), from Latin pist?cium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (pistákion), from ??????? (pisták?, “pistachio tree”). Of Iranian origin. Compare Northern Kurdish pisteq, Persian ????? (pista), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian ?????? (pistak) (from Iranian), Arabic ????? (fustuq), Turkish f?st?k.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p?s?tæ?i.??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p?s?tæ?io?/, /p?s?t??io?/

Noun

pistachio (plural pistachios or pistachioes)

1. A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
2. The nutlike fruit of this tree.
3. (color) A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.

   Synonym: pistachio green

Derived terms

• Chinese pistachio (Pistachia chinensis)
• ground pistachio (Arachis hypogaea)

Translations

Further reading

• pistachio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• pastichio