pistachio green

American  

noun

1. a light or medium shade of yellow green.

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Etymology

Origin of pistachio green

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

The pistachio green sweater coat that my grandmother knitted for my mother in the early 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

Sabyasachi put together unusual color combinations in a palette of tea-dyed stains — old rose, pistachio green, pale blue — entirely his own, and styled his models with books and big glasses.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Among her misses: Greta Lee in an iridescent pistachio green puff midriff top with a full skirt.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2019

Ramsgate, the next town along, had its own pistachio green piece of retro gorgeousness, Pelosi's, the walls lined with certificates saying things such as: "Silver award: raspberry ripple category."

From The Guardian • May 26, 2014

The living room had a pistachio green leather couch.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini