BLACK CATECHU

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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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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