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(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Catechu'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/catechu.html. 1828.
 
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