Fustic \Fus"tic\, n. [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. {Fustet}.] The wood of the {Maclura tinctoria}, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also {old fustic}. [Written also {fustoc}.] [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster]
Morintannic \Mo`rin*tan"nic\, a. [NL. Morus fustic + E. tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid extracted from fustic ({Chlorophora tinctoria}, formerly {Maclura tinctoria} and {Morus tinctoria}) as a yellow crystalline substance; -- called also {maclurin}. [1913 Webster]
Morin \Mo"rin\, n. (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance ({C15H10O7}) of acid properties extracted from fustic ({Chlorophora tinctoria} syn. {Maclura tinctoria}, formerly called {Morus tinctoria}); -- called also {moric acid} and {natural yellow 8}. It is used as a dye for wool, giving a color from lemon yellow through olive to olive brown, depending on the metal with which it is mordanted. [1913 Webster +PJC]