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Calumba
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Calumba, n. [from kalumb, its native name in Mozambique.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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