fustic

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle English fustik, from Middle French fustec, variant of fustet.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

fustic (usually uncountable, plural fustics)

  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.

Synonyms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

References

[edit]