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BLACK CATECHU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
Synonyms:
black catechu; catechu
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("black catechu" is a kind of...):
extract; infusion (a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water))
Holonyms ("black catechu" is a substance of...):
Acacia catechu; catechu; Jerusalem thorn (East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu)
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