Catechu

Language: English
Pronunciation: cat-echu
Part of Speech: noun

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A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid.

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"extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally"

"East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu"

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