fustic


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fustic /ˈfʌstɪk/
noun
  • 1 (also old fustic) a tropical American tree with heartwood that yields a yellow dye and other products. [Maclura tinctoria.]
  • 2 (also young fustic) the smoke tree.
– origin ME: via Fr. from Sp. fustoc, from Arab. fustuḳ, from Gk pistakē ‘pistachio tree’.
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