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ACACIA CATECHU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
Synonyms:
Acacia catechu; catechu; Jerusalem thorn
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Acacia catechu" is a kind of...):
acacia (any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia)
Meronyms (substance of "Acacia catechu"):
black catechu; catechu (extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally)
Holonyms ("Acacia catechu" is a member of...):
genus Acacia (large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa)
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