catechu

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İngilizce - İngilizce
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
It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc
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
{i} substance obtained from acacia trees and used in medicine and as a dye
East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
gambier
black catechu
extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
catechu