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"Catechu" Definition

noun

A raw material obtained from the heartwood of this plant, used in the preparation of tannins and brown dyes. Also called cutch.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

A spiny Asian tree (Acacia catechu) having bipinnately compound leaves, spikes of yellow flowers, and dark heartwood.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

See betel palm.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

any of several dry, earthy, or resinous astringent substances obtained from tropical plants of Asia as.

Source: Merriam-Webster

An extract of the heartwood of an East Indian acacia ().

Source: Merriam-Webster

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