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kava
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun kava has 1 sense
- kava(n = noun.food) kavakava - an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub; Array is a kind of alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant
CIDE DICTIONARY
kava, n. [Polynesian.].
A species of Macropiper (Macropiper methysticum ), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kava, n.
1 a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum.
2 an intoxicating drink made from the crushed roots of this.
1 a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum.
2 an intoxicating drink made from the crushed roots of this.
Etymology
Polynesian
THESAURUS
kava
DET, DMT, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acid, antidepressant, ataractic, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, gage, ganja, grass, hallucinogen, hash, hashish, hay, hemp, joint, marijuana, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, mescaline, mind-altering drug, mind-blowing drug, mind-expanding drug, morning glory seeds, peyote, pot, psilocin, psilocybin, psychedelic, psychic energizer, psychoactive drug, psychochemical, psychotomimetic, reefer, roach, stick, tea, tranquilizer, weed
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