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Catha

noun

a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers

• Syn: ↑genus Catha

• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Celastraceae, ↑family Celastraceae, ↑spindle-tree family, ↑staff-tree family

• Member Meronyms: ↑Catha edulis

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\\ˈkathə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic qāt kat

: a genus of African evergreen shrubs (family Celastraceae) characterized by thick leaves, small white flowers in axillary cymes, and seed with a white aril at the base

Useful english dictionary. 2012.