FUSTIC


Meaning of FUSTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfəs-tik ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English fustyk smoke tree, from Middle French fustoc, from Arabic fustuq, from Greek pistakē pistachio tree — more at pistachio

Date: 15th century

: the wood of a tropical American tree ( Chlorophora tinctoria ) of the mulberry family that yields a yellow dye ; also : any of several similar dyewoods

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