ZANTEWOOD

Noun

zantewood

fustic (tree)

Source: Wiktionary


Zan"te*wood`, n. (Bot.) (a) A yellow dyewood; fustet; -- called also zante, and zante fustic. See Fustet, and the Note under Fustic. (b) Satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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