Fustic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfʌstɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fustic is a noun meaning A tropical American tree (Maclura tinctoria), whose wood produces a yellow dye.
Meaning
A tropical American tree (Maclura tinctoria), whose wood produces a yellow dye.
More Meanings
- A Eurasian smoketree (Cotinus coggygria), whose wood produces an orange dye.
- Wood of these trees.
- A yellow dye obtained from the wood of these trees.
Example Sentences
[…]nor can I tell to this day what wood to call the tree we cut down, except that it was very like the tree we call fustic, or between that and the Nicaragua wood, for it was much of the same colour and smell.
Word Forms
- fustics
- fustet
- fustoc
- fustick
Synonyms for fustic
Depending on context, synonyms include fustoc, fustet.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include capulin, fustet, zantewood, tatane, fiddlewood, ifil.
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