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qat

noun

less common spelling of

: a shrub (Catha edulis) of the staff-tree family that is cultivated in the Middle East and Africa for its leaves and buds which are the source of a habituating stimulant when chewed or used as a tea; also : its leaves and buds

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aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

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