calumba
noun
ca·lum·ba
kə-ˈləm-bə
variants
or colombo
: the root of an African plant (Jatrorrhiza palmata of the family Menispermaceae) that contains the bitter principle columbin and is used as a tonic
called also calumba root, colombo root
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