| pistachio | (noun) nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel | Synonyms: pistachio nut |
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| (noun) small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts | Synonyms: pistachio tree, Pistacia vera |
| piste | (noun) a ski run densely packed with snow | - |
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| (noun) a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts | - |
| pistia | (noun) pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes | Synonyms: Pistia stratiotes, Pistia stratoites, water cabbage, water lettuce |
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| pistil | (noun) the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma | - |
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| pistillate | (adjective) bearing or consisting of carpels | Synonyms: carpellate |
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| (adjective) having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant | - |
| pistillode | (noun) a sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower | - |
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| pistol | (noun) a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | Synonyms: handgun, shooting iron, side arm |
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| pistoleer | (noun) someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed) | - |
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| piston | (noun) mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion | Synonyms: plunger |
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| pistonphone | (noun) an acoustical calibrator (sound source) that uses a closed coupling volume to generate a precise sound pressure for the calibration of measurement microphones. | - |
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