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Definition of Fustet
1. n. The wood of the Rhus Cotinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which, however, is not durable without a mordant.
Definition of Fustet
1. Noun. Smoke tree, ''Cotinus coggygria''. ¹
2. Noun. The dye obtained from the wood of this tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fustet
1. a tree which yields the dye fustic [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fustet
1. The wood of the Rhus Cptinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange colour, which, however, is not durable without a mordant. Origin: F. Fustet (cf. Sp. & Pg. Fustete), LL. Fustetus, fr. L. Fustis stick, in LL, tree, See 1st Fust, and cf. Fustic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Fustet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"... Venus Sumach, Venice Sumach, wild Olive; Sumach fustet, or Arbre aux with red
wood, which is supposed to grow in the Apennines. ..."
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