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fustic

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈfʌstɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌstɪk

1

noun

Meaning 1

A tropical American tree (Maclura tinctoria), whose wood produces a yellow dye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A Eurasian smoketree (Cotinus coggygria), whose wood produces an orange dye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Wood of these trees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A yellow dye obtained from the wood of these trees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: смрадлика (smradlika) — Cotinus coggygria
  • German: Perückenstrauch — Cotinus coggygria
  • Ancient Greek: θάψος (thápsos) — Cotinus coggygria
  • Ancient Greek: κοκκυγέα (kokkugéa) — Cotinus coggygria
  • Hungarian: cserszömörce — Cotinus coggygria
  • Hungarian: sárga cserszömörce — Cotinus coggygria
  • Italian: scòtano — Cotinus coggygria