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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]