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KAVA
kava, kavakava
(noun) an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kava (countable and uncountable, plural kavas)
A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum.
An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.
Source: Wiktionary
Ka"va, n. Etym: [Polynesian.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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 Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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