English Explanatory Dictionary

calumba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bitter root of a plant (Jateorhiza palmata), indigenous to Mozambique, and used as a tonic and antiseptic.

Pronunciation

/kæˈlʌmbə/ /kəˈlʌmbə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calumba.wav

Word forms

calumba calombo colombo columbo

Etymology

From Hausa kalumba (“small tree”).

Derived words

American columbo calumbin columbamine
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