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fustic

n. மஞ்சள்நிறச் சாயம் தரும் இருவகை மரக்கட்டைகளில் ஒன்று, மரவகைகளிலிருந்து எடுக்கப்படும் மஞ்சள் சாயம்.


Fus"tic, n. Etym: [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. Fustet.] Defn: The wood of the Maclura tinctoria, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also old fustic. [Written also fustoc.] Note: 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.


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