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Acacia catechu
(gcide) | Catechu \Cat"e*chu\, n. [See Cashoo.] (Chem.)
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.
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acacia catechu
(wn) | Acacia catechu
n 1: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and
yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black
catechu [syn: catechu, Jerusalem thorn, {Acacia
catechu}] |
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acacia catechu
(wn) | Acacia catechu
n 1: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and
yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black
catechu [syn: catechu, Jerusalem thorn, {Acacia
catechu}] |
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