cutch

Japanese: cutch
cutch

…All species are widely distributed along the tropical coasts of Southeast Asia. The air-dried bark of mangrove contains about 40% tannin, and the resulting decoction is called cutch (also called catechu), which is a commercial tannin material. The wood is hard, resistant to termites and saltwater, and is used as building material, pulp material, and as a source of good quality charcoal. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cutch" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…どの種も東南アジアの熱帯域海岸に広く分布している。ヒルギの気乾樹皮は約40%のタンニンを含有し,その煎出液を煮つめて作ったものがカッチcutch(catechuともいう)で商業用のタンニン材料となる。材は堅く耐蟻性と耐塩水性があり,建築材,パルプ材とし,また良質の木炭の原料ともなる。…

※「cutch」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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