# catechu

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

**Wikidata**: [Q2046743](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2046743)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechu)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/catechu


## References

1. Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles
2. [Source](https://lingualibre.org/wiki//Q477487)
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. GF WordNet
5. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)