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khat [ kaat ] (plural khats) or qat [ kaat ] (plural qats)

noun

Definition:

1. stimulant leaves: the fresh leaves and twigs of a shrub that have a stimulating and euphoric effect when chewed or brewed as tea

2. white-flowered bush: an evergreen shrub whose leaves and twigs are used as khat. Native to: Arabia, Africa. Latin name Catha edulis.

[Mid-19th century. < Arabic ḳāt]

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