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catechu - Meaning in Marathi

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catechu - Meaning in Marathi

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catechus (noun plural)

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

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Synonyms of catechu

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.

काथ हा बाभूळवर्गीय वनस्पतींपासून, विशेषकरून खैरापासून मिळणारा पदार्थ आहे. खैराचे लाकूड पाण्यात उकळून बनवलेला अर्क वाळवल्यावर काथ मिळतो. काथ निसर्गतः अ‍ॅस्ट्रिंजंट गुणधर्माचा असतो. आयुर्वेदात पूर्वीपासून मुखशुद्धीसाठी तांबूल बनवण्याकरता याचा वापर होतो. आधुनिक काळात पान मसाला व गुटखा ही उत्पादने बनवतानाही घटकपदार्थ म्हणून काथाचा वापर केला जातो.

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What is catechu meaning in Marathi?

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 Marathi, catechu definition, translation and meaning of catechu in Marathi. Find catechu similar words, catechu synonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of catechu. Find the answer of what is the meaning of catechu in Marathi.

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