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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub [syn: kava, kavakava]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Tongan & Marquesan, literally, bitter Date: 1810 1. an Australasian shrubby pepper (Piper methysticum) from whose crushed root an intoxicating beverage is made; also the beverage made from kava 2. the dried rhizome and roots of the kava used especially as a dietary supplement chiefly to relieve stress and anxiety

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum. 2 an intoxicating drink made from the crushed roots of this. Etymology: Polynesian

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kava Ka"va, n. [Polynesian.] (Bot.) A species of Macropiper (M. 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. [Written also kawa, kava, and ava.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kava Ka"va, n. [Polynesian.] (Bot.) A species of Macropiper (M. 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. [Written also kawa, kava, and ava.]

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