Kava \Ka"va\, n. [Polynesian.]
(Bot.)
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. [Written also kawa, kava, and
ava.]
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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,
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stick, tea, tranquilizer, weed
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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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