Catechu

[kætitʃu:]

解釋/意思:

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

伯特伦編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(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.

克雷格編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

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

安迪編輯

解釋/意思:

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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