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japan-earth
noun
Catechu, a combination of gummy and resinous matter, obtained from the juice of a species of palm tree. Japan-earth or catechu, is obtained by decoction and evaporation from a species of Mimosa. It consists chiefly of tannin combined with a peculiar species of extractive.