Medical Dictionary
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
