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Definition of: fustic
(fus′tik) noun
1. The wood of a tropical tree (Chlorophora tinctoria) used as a yellow dyestuff; yellow wood.
2. Any of several other woods used for dyeing. [<F fustoc <Sp. <Arabic fustug, prob. <Gk. pistakē pistachio]
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