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noun
A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, but especially Senegalia catechu, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Jerusalem thorn, Acacia catechu
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acacia
noun
extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: black catechu
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infusion, extract
History
Probably a corruption of the Malay kacu.
Across languages
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