(1) The betel nut, or arecanut, has long been associated with oral and esophageal cancer because of its tannin content and the tannin contributed by the highly astringent cutch from Acacia catechu L. and Uncaria gambir Roxb.
Scutch
Definition:
(v. t.) To beat or whip; to drub.
(v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
(v. t.) To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.
(n.) A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
(n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.
Example Sentences:
(1) The concentrations of airborne dust and bacteria were determined in 12 flax scutching mills and in two milk processing plants in Normandy, France.