English dictionary
calumba
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noun
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The root of a plant (<i>Jateorrhiza Calumba</i>, and probably <i>Cocculus palmatus</i>), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and antiseptic.
Source: webster1913