noun
- Extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally.
- synonyms: black catechu
- East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu.
- synonyms: Jerusalem thorn, Acacia catechu
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