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Meanings of Acacia catechu in English

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

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Examples for "catechu"
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Objective: To study the chemical constituents of Chinese medicine Acacia catechu.
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When of good quality, catechu is more powerful as an astringent than kino.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
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For other dyes cotton has a special attraction, such as catechu.
Vegetable Dyes: Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Us...
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In this bottle I have catechu powder scented with the pollen of screw-pine blossoms.
The Home and the World
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Turmeric, orchil, catechu, and indigo carmine are all extremely fugitive.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891
Usage of Acacia catechu in English
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Objective: To study the chemical constituents of Chinese medicine Acacia catechu.
Pubmed
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Khadira is Acacia catechu, Linn, or Mimosa catechu; Saravarnin is otherwise called, as explained by Nilakantha, Palasa.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...