Definitions for kavaˈkɑ və

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ka•vaˈkɑ və(n.)(pl.)-vas.

  1. a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum, of the pepper family: the roots are used to make an intoxicating beverage.

    Category: Plants

  2. the beverage made from kava.

    Category: Cooking

Origin of kava:

1810–20; < Polynesian

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kava, kavakava(noun)

    an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

Wiktionary

  1. kava(Noun)

    A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum.

  2. kava(Noun)

    An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.

  3. Origin: From kava, in turn from kawa

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kava(noun)

    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

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Kava

    Dried rhizome and roots of Piper methysticum, a shrub native to Oceania and known for its anti-anxiety and sedative properties. Heavy usage results in some adverse effects. It contains ALKALOIDS; LACTONES; kawain, methysticin, mucilage, STARCH, and yangonin. Kava is also the name of the pungent beverage prepared from the plant's roots.


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

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