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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Calumba'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/calumba.html. 1828.
 
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