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catechu

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Noun

HYPHEN

cat=e=chu

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun catechu has 2 senses

catechu(n = noun.plant) black catechu - extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally; Array

is a kind of extract, infusion

catechu(n = noun.plant) acacia catechu, jerusalem thorn - East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu; Array

is a member of genus acacia

is a kind of acacia

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CIDE DICTIONARY

catechu, n. [See Cashoo.].

A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc. Ure. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

catechu, n. (also cachou) gambier or similar vegetable extract, containing tannin.

Etymology

mod.L f. Malay kachu

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