Pistachio
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The pistachio is a small to medium-sized tree of the cashew family. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food. Pistachios can be used as an ingredient in desserts, chocolate, candy, ice
Pistachio vera
Pistachios growing in Iran in 2007. The fruits have not yet begun to open.
Leaves of the pistachio tree
Dormant pistachio trees, California
Nut (food)
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A nut is a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel that usually is edible. In general usage and in a culinary sense, many dry seeds are called nuts. In a botanical context, "n
Pistachio
…and borne in panicles. The fruit is a drupe, containing an elongated seed, which is the edible portion. The seed, commonly thought of as a nut, is a culinary nut, not a botanical nut. The fruit has a hard, cream-colored exterior shell. The seed has a mauve-colored skin and light green flesh, with a distinctive…
Chestnuts are both botanical and culinary nuts.
Raw mixed nuts, sold as a snack food
Almonds in shell, shell cracked open, shelled, blanched
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