Medical Dictionary
calumba
noun ca·lum·ba \kə-ˈləm-bə\
Medical Definition of CALUMBA
: 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
Variants of CALUMBA
ca·lum·ba or co·lom·bo \-(ˌ)bō\
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