acacia catechu

1. 1.

   East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu

   SynonymscatechuJerusalem thorn

   Broaderacacia

   Part ofgenus Acacia

Questions about acacia catechu

What does acacia catechu mean?

acacia catechu means "East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu".

What is another word for acacia catechu?

Close synonyms include catechu, Jerusalem thorn. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is acacia catechu a common word?

acacia catechu is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.