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cutch

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cutch  (kch)
n.
See catechu.
[Malay kachu, of Dravidian origin.]
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Noun1.cutch - tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
kutch
tannic acid, tannin - any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine


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The use of commercial timbers like pyinkado (Xylia dolabriformis), padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) and thitka (Pentace burmanica), and non-timber forest products such as cutch (the boiled heartwood of the sha [Acacia catechu] tree used for tanning and dyeing) and bamboo was regulated from 1870.
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