FUSTICS

Noun

fustics

plural of fustic

Source: Wiktionary


FUSTIC

Fus"tic, n. Etym: [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. Fustet.]

Definition: The wood of the Maclura tinctoria, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also old fustic. [Written also fustoc.]

Note: Other kinds of yellow wood are often called fustic; as that of species of Xanthoxylum, and especially the Rhus Cotinus, which is sometimes called young fustic to distinguish it from the Maclura. See Fustet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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