fustic

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌstɪk/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] archaic a yellow dye obtained from either of two kinds of timber, especially that of old fustic.
  • 2 (also old fustic) a tropical American tree with heartwood that yields dyes and other products. See also young fustic.
    • Maclura (or Chlorophora) tinctoria, family Moraceae

Origin:

late Middle English: via French from Spanish fustoc, from Arabic fustuq, from Greek pistakē 'pistachio tree'