fustic

Definitions


[ˈfʌstɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a yellow dye obtained from either of two kinds of timber, especially that of old fustic

- a tropical American tree with heartwood that yields dyes and other products


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Origin:
late Middle English: via French from Spanish fustoc, from Arabic fustuq, from Greek pistakē ‘pistachio tree’




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