catechu

Noun
  1. Extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails;
    Formerly used medicinally (synset 111777902)
    is a type of: extract, infusion - a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
    substance meronym: acacia catechu, catechu, jerusalem thorn - East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
    same as: black catechu
  2. East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods;
    Source of black catechu (synset 111777659)
    is a type of: acacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
    belongs to: genus acacia - large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa
    substance holonym: black catechu, catechu - extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
    same as: acacia catechu, jerusalem thorn

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