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Definition of Fustic
1. n. The wood of the Maclura tinctoria, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also old fustic.
Definition of Fustic
1. a tropical tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fustic
1. The wood of the Maclura tinctoria, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; called also old fustic. Alternative forms: fustoc. 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. Origin: F. Fustoc, Sp. Fustoc. Cf. Fustet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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