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cat•e•chu
Pronunciation: (kat'i-chOO", -kyOO"), [key]—
n.
any of several astringent substances obtained from various tropical plants, esp. from the wood of two East Indian acacias,
Acacia catechu and
A. suma: used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc. Also called
cashoo, cutch. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.