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Khat



Khat (Catha edulis, family Celastraceae, Ge'ez ጫት č̣āt; Arabic: قات), pronounced "cot" and also known as qat, gat, chat, and miraa), is a flowering plant native to tropical East Africa. Believed to have originated in Ethiopia, it is a shrub or small tree growing to 5–8 m tall, with evergreen leaves 5–10 cm long and 1–4 cm broad.



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