fus|tic

fus|tic
fus|tic «FUHS tihk», noun.
1. the wood of a large tropical American tree that yields a yellow dye.
2. the tree itself. It belongs to the mulberry family.
3. the dye.
4. any one of various other dyewoods.
[< French fustoc < Spanish < Arabic fustuq, probably < Greek pistákē pistachio (tree)]

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  • Fustic — Fus tic, n. [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. {Fustet}.] The wood of the {Maclura tinctoria}, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; called also {old fustic}. [Written also {fustoc}.] [1913 Webster] Note: Other kinds of yellow wood… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fustoc — Fustic Fus tic, n. [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. {Fustet}.] The wood of the {Maclura tinctoria}, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; called also {old fustic}. [Written also {fustoc}.] [1913 Webster] Note: Other kinds of yellow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • old fustic — Fustic Fus tic, n. [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. {Fustet}.] The wood of the {Maclura tinctoria}, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; called also {old fustic}. [Written also {fustoc}.] [1913 Webster] Note: Other kinds of yellow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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