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Khat

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Noun

1. african tea, arabian tea, cat, kat, khat, qat, quat

the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

Example Sentences:
'in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Khat

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noun
1. 
a white-flowered evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Africa and Arabia, whose leaves have narcotic properties
2. 
the leaves of this shrub, chewed or prepared as a drink

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Khat

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noun
a plant (Catha edulis) of the staff-tree family, found in Africa and Arabia: the fresh leaf is chewed for its stimulating effects or used in tea

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Khat

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n.
1. An evergreen shrub (Catha edulis) native to tropical East Africa and Arabia, having dark green opposite leaves that contain cathinone and other stimulants.
2. The leaves of this plant, chewed for their stimulating effect.

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