1. A small dioecious tropical American tree (Chlorophora tinctoria) having wood that yields a yellow dyestuff. 2. The wood of this plant. 3. A dyestuff obtained from the wood of this plant.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English fustik, from Old French fustoc, from Arabic fustuq, from Greek pistak, pistachio. See pistachio.
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, pistachio. See pistachio.
