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khat

or qat K0050050 (kät)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.

[Arabic qāt; akin to Amharic and Tigrinya č̣āt.]

khat

(kæt; kɑːt) or

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n1. (Plants) a white-flowered evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Africa and Arabia, whose leaves have narcotic properties2. (Recreational Drugs) the leaves of this shrub, chewed or prepared as a drink[C19: from Arabic qāt]

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(kɑt)

n. 1. the leaves of a SW Asian and African shrub, Catha edulis, of the staff-tree family: chewed as a stimulant or made into a tea. 2. the shrub itself. [1855–60; < Arabic qāt]

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khat - the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"African tea, Arabian tea, kat, qat, quat, catexcitant, stimulant drug, stimulant - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

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(kot), Local name for tender fresh parts of shrub Catha edulis. Synonym(s): African tea, Arabian tea

Drug slang A regional term for amphetamine
Herbal medicine A shrub with a high content of d-norpseudoephedrine, a CNS stimulant; consumed as a leaf—in a similar fashion to that of coca—khat increases alertness, relieves hunger and fatigue, and produces mild euphoria. See Herbal medicine
Substance abuse The dried bitter leaves of Catha edulis, an evergreen shrub from eastern Africa—e.g., Somalia, Ethiopia—and Yemen; khat is chewed for its stimulatory and euphoric effects by millions in the Saudi peninsula. It contains cathinone—a DEA Schedule I controlled substance—an amphetamine-like alkaloid, which causes excitement, euphoria and anorexia

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noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea

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