khat
/kɑːt/noun
mass noun
1
- the leaves of an Arabian shrub, which are chewed (or drunk as an infusion) as a stimulant阿拉伯茶叶。
2
- the shrub that produces these leaves, growing in mountainous regions and often cultivated阿拉伯茶树。
2.1
- Catha edulis, family Celastraceae.拉丁名Catha edulis,卫矛科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Arabic ḵāt.