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Noun
                                                
                        
                            black catechu
                        
                                                
                        
                            catechu
                        
                                                
                    
                    Definition: extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
                                                
                        
                            catechu
                        
                                                
                        
                            Jerusalem thorn
                        
                                                
                        
                            Acacia catechu
                        
                                                
                                                    
                
                    
                    Definition: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
Definition: A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid.