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Calumba
Ca*lum"ba\, n. [from kalumb, its native name in Mozambique.] (Med.) The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and antiseptic. [Written also colombo, columbo, and calombo.] American calumba, the Frasera Carolinensis, also called American gentian. Its root has been used in medicine as bitter tonic in place of calumba.
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Main Entry: ca·lum·ba
Pronunciation: k&-'l&m-b&
Variant: or co·lom·bo /-(")bO/
Function: noun
: the root of an African plant (Jatrorrhiza palmata of the family Menispermaceae) that contains the bitter principle columbin and is used as a tonic called also calumba root,colombo root
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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