Kava may refer to:

Plants

  • Piper hooglandii, endemic to Lord Howe Island, is locally known as "kava"
  • Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum, a subspecies of Piper excelsum is commonly known as "kava"
  • Piper methysticum, commonly known as kava, can be used to make a drink with sedative and anesthetic properties

Communications

  • KIXD, a radio station (1480 AM) licensed to serve Pueblo, Colorado, United States, which held the call sign KAVA from 1998 to 2023

Culture

  • Kava culture, the cultures of western Oceania which consume kava
  • Kava Kava, a rock band and live dance act from Huddersfield, United Kingdom
  • Kava Kava, a song by a progressive rock band Snovi

Geography

Mythology

  • Kaveh, a mythical figure in Iranian mythology

People

Pharmacology

  • Kavalactone, a class of pharmacological chemicals derived from the kava plant
  • Kavain, a kavalactone

See also

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