Noun
The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears the pistachio, the Mediterranean mastic tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species (P. Terebinthus) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
Source: Webster's dictionaryJournal of World Prehistory, Vol. 3, No. 4 (December 1989), pp. 447-498 Settlements Remains of a wall of a Natufian house Settlements occur in the woodland belt where oak and Pistacia species dominated. Source: Internet
“Mechanisms underlying the interaction between Pinus halepensis and the native late-successional shrub Pistacia lentiscus in a semi-arid plantation.” Source: Internet