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| ka·va [ kvə ] (plural ka·vas) |
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1. herbal remedy: an herbal medicine made from the dried roots and rhizome of a bush of the pepper family. Use: to relieve anxiety, improve sleep.
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2. drink: a narcotic drink made from the roots of a bush of the pepper family
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3. Polynesian bush: a bush of the pepper family whose root and rhizome are the source of kava. Flowers: small, clustered in spikes. Native to: Polynesia. Latin name Piper methysticum.
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| [Late 18th century. < Polynesian, "bitter"] |
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