KAVA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kava mean? 

• KAVA (noun)
  The noun KAVA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KAVA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KAVA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

kava; kavakava

Hypernyms ("kava" is a kind of...):

alcohol; alcoholic beverage; alcoholic drink; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)

Domain region:

Polynesia (the islands in the eastern part of Oceania)

 Context examples 

Kava kava may increase the effect of alcohol and of certain drugs used to treat anxiety and depression.

(Kava kava, NCI Dictionary)

Also called kava kava, rauschpfeffer, tonga, and yangona.

(Intoxicating pepper, NCI Dictionary)

Therapy based on plant-derived preparations which include the following: Individual herbs - Ginkgo biloba, Hypericum, Garlic, Ginseng, Echinacea, Saw palmetto, Urtica diocia (nettle), Kava kava, Hawthorne, Witch Hazel, Bilberry, Ginger, Aloe vera, Capsicum, Feverfew, Green tea, Tee Tree oil, Licorice root, Yohimbe, Valerian, Bee Pollen, Cat's Claw, Evening Primrose, Dong Quai, Fenugreek, Marshmallow, Psyllium, Turmeric.

(Botanical Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises users that kava kava may cause severe liver damage.

(Kava kava, NCI Dictionary)