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catechu - Meaning in Malayalam

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catechu - Meaning in Malayalam

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noun

കരിങ്ങാലി

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catechu noun

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