Organisms

Pistacia

A plant genus in the ANACARDIACEAE family known for species that produce pistachio nuts (Pistacia vera) and GUM MASTIC (Pistacia lentiscus). Several of the species have the common name Pistachio.

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Abstract

A plant genus in the ANACARDIACEAE family known for species that produce pistachio nuts (Pistacia vera) and GUM MASTIC (Pistacia lentiscus). Several of the species have the common name Pistachio.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Mastic Tree
  • Mastictree
  • Pistachio
  • Pistachio Nut Tree
  • Pistacia lentiscus
  • Pistacia vera
  • Mastic Trees
  • Mastictrees
  • Nut Tree, Pistachio
  • Nut Trees, Pistachio
  • Pistachio Nut Trees
  • Pistachios
  • Tree, Mastic
  • Tree, Pistachio Nut
  • Trees, Mastic
  • Trees, Pistachio Nut

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Nuts (1972-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.044w.555w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pistacia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D027927. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D027927
  2. Pistacia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistacia
  3. Pistacia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35987