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Calumba
Webster's Dictionary
(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.