fustic . ( Perhaps the cat. ) fustet , East of the ar. clás. ( fustuq, and this of the Gr. ?, alfóncigo, tree). 1. m shrub in the family of the Anacardiáceas, shrub, copudo, the leaves are alternate, petiolate, entire, elliptical and sharp at the base; greenish flowers in outstanding panicles, with very hairy stems after flowering and seed round and hard. It is cultivated by the aromatic smell of the leaves and flowers the curious. The BREW of the wood and bark is used to dye yellow fur.