catechu

extract of acacia trees used variously as a food additive, astringent, tannin, and dye
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catechu

Summary

catechu ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • catechu's image is recorded as Catechu nigrum1.JPG[2].
  • catechu's subclass of is recorded as food additive[3].
  • catechu's subclass of is recorded as natural dye[4].
  • catechu's subclass of is recorded as tannin[5].
  • catechu's subclass of is recorded as dyewood[6].
  • catechu's has use is recorded as dyeing[7].
  • catechu's has use is recorded as tanning[8].
  • catechu's Commons category is recorded as Catechu[9].
  • catechu's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1571 (mar)-SangeetaRH-काथ.wav[10].
  • catechu's said to be the same as is recorded as Catechu[11].
  • catechu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02917_[12].
  • catechu's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300013357[13].
  • catechu's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • catechu's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
  • catechu's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • catechu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as plant/catechu[17].
  • catechu's natural product of taxon is recorded as Senegalia catechu[18].
  • catechu's NE.se ID is recorded as catechu[19].
  • catechu's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778622267[20].
  • catechu's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 11777902-n[21].
  • catechu's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2778622267[22].

Why It Matters

catechu ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month).[1] catechu has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] catechu is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . GF WordNet. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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