Catechu

[kætitʃu:]

解释:

(noun.) East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu.

伯特伦编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) 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. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc.

克雷格编辑

同义词及近义词：

n. Cutch, gambier, Japan earth, Terra Japonica.

安迪编辑

解释:

n. a substance used in tanning and dyeing and medicinally as an astringent obtained from the heart-wood of several East Indian trees as the betel-nut &c.

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