| NOUN | plant | catechu, black catechu | extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails |
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| plant | catechu, Jerusalem thorn, Acacia catechu | East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods |
| Meaning | extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally. | |
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| Synonym | black catechu | |
| Broader | infusion, extract | A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) |
| Substance of | catechu, Jerusalem thorn, Acacia catechu | East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods |
| Spanish | catechu, catechu negro | |
| Catalan | catxú | |
| Meaning | East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu. | |
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| Synonyms | Jerusalem thorn, Acacia catechu | |
| Member of | genus Acacia | large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia |
| Broader | acacia | Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia |
| Substances | black catechu, catechu | extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails |
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