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Columbo

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the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. See calumba.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The root of Jateorrhiza Calumba (J. palmata), a menispermaceous plant of southeastern Africa, cultivated in some African and East Indian islands.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington

Word Usage

"Incidentally, the “columbo thing” Officer Whit refers to can also work remarkably well when done by prosecutors to the high-priced ‘Wall Street lawyer’ types who typically end up representing “rich people”."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

herbaceous plant Herb

Cross Reference

extract of columbo american columbo

Variant

calumba

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Colombo Trumbo dumbo gumbo jumbo