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fustic

/ˈfʌstɪk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A tropical American tree, Maclura tinctoria, whose wood produces a yellow dye.
  2. A European tree, Eurasian smoketree, Cotinus coggygria, whose wood produces an orange dye.
  3. The wood of these trees.
  4. A yellow dye obtained from the wood of these trees.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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