Kava

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kava
       n : an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava
           shrub [syn: {kavakava}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "kava":
     DET, DMT, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acid, antidepressant,
     ataractic, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, gage, ganja,
     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,
     peyote, pot, psilocin, psilocybin, psychedelic, psychic energizer,
     psychoactive drug, psychochemical, psychotomimetic, reefer, roach,
     stick, tea, tranquilizer, weed