Words Like CATECHU
    
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            3 Alternative Words Similar to catechu
   
            
               
            
            
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        Acacia
    
    
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        4 definitions of catechu
           
        
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        A name common to several astringent extracts prepared from the wood, bark, and fruit of various plants.
    
    
    
 
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        A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacia, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid.
    
    
    
 
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        East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
    
    
    
 
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        extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally