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.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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