"calumba" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kæˈlʌmbə/, /kəˈlʌmbə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calumba.wav
Etymology: From Hausa kalumba (“small tree”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ha|kalumba||small tree}} Hausa kalumba (“small tree”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} calumba (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, archaic) A bitter root of a plant (Jateorhiza palmata), indigenous to Mozambique, and used as a tonic and antiseptic. Tags: archaic, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Categories (lifeform): Ranunculales order plants Synonyms: calombo, colombo, columbo Derived forms: American columbo (alt: syn. Frasera carolinensis) (taxonomic: Frasera fastigiata), columbamine

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