catechu

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	acacia,
definition	:	any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus acacia,
definition	:	large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa (noun.plant)

substance holonym	:	black catechu, catechu,
definition	:	extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally (noun.plant)

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

hypernym	:	extract, infusion,
definition	:	a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	acacia catechu, catechu, jerusalem thorn,
definition	:	East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu (noun.plant)