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catechu - Meaning in Malayalam

Malayalam: കൈടചൂ

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catechu - Meaning in Malayalam

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Definitions and Meaning of catechu in English

catechu noun

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

    Synonyms

    Acacia catechu, Jerusalem thorn, Jerusalem thorn

  2. extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally

    Synonyms

    black catechu

    കരിങ്ങാലി, ...

Description

Catechu is an extract of acacia trees used variously as a food additive, astringent, tannin, and dye. It is extracted from several species of Acacia, but especially Senegalia catechu, by boiling the wood in water and evaporating the resulting brew. It is also known as cutch, black cutch, cachou, cashoo, terra Japonica, or Japan earth, and also katha in Hindi, kaat in Marathi, khaira in Odia, khoyer in Assamese and Bengali, and kachu in Malay.

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What is catechu meaning in Malayalam?

The word or phrase catechu refers to East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu, or extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally. See catechu meaning in Malayalam, catechu definition, translation and meaning of catechu in Malayalam. Find catechu similar words, catechu synonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of catechu. Find the answer of what is the meaning of catechu in Malayalam.

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