n. [ See Cashoo. ] (Chem.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names
a. Of or pertaining to catechu or its derivatives. See catechin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. catechumenus, Gr.
n. The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to catechumens;
n. A catechumen. Bp. Morton. [ 1913 Webster ]