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Definition of 'bustic'

bustic in British

(ˈbʌstɪk)
noun
a small American tree, Dipholis salicifolia
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bustic in American

(ˈbʌstɪk ; busˈtik)
US
noun
a tropical tree (Dipholis salicifolia) of the sapodilla family, native to S Fla. and the West Indies, with hard, dark wood used in making cabinets
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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