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Colombier
Colombier Col"om*bier, n. [F.] A large size of paper for drawings. See under Paper.
colombin
Calumbin Ca*lum"bin, n. (Chem.) A bitter principle extracted as a white crystalline substance from the calumba root. [Written also colombin, and columbin]
Colombin
Colombin Co*lom"bin, n. (Chem.) See Calumbin.
colombo
Calumba Ca*lum"ba, n. [from kalumb, its native name in Mozambique.] (Med.) The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and antiseptic. [Written also colombo, columbo, and calombo.] American calumba, the Frasera Carolinensis, also called American gentian. Its root has been used in medicine as bitter tonic in place of calumba.
Colombo
Colombo Co*lom"bo, n. (Med.) See Calumba.

Meaning of Colomb from wikipedia

- Colomb is a surname which may refer to: Friedrich August Peter von Colomb (1775–1854), Prussian general George Thomas Colomb (1787–1874), British Army...
- Sir John Charles Ready Colomb, KCMG (1 May 1838 – 27 May 1909) was a British naval strategist and politician. Colomb was born in Onchan, Isle of Man,...
- Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb (born August 19, 1952) is an American politician from the state of Louisiana who represented the 14th district in the Louisiana State...
- Tazzie Colomb (born August 20, 1966) is an American professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter. She is one of the longest-competing IFBB female professional...
- Christophe Colomb (Christopher Columbus) is an opera in two parts by the French composer Darius Milhaud. The poet Paul Claudel wrote the libretto based...
- Béchar (Arabic: بشار) is the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. It is also a commune, coextensive with Béchar District, of Béchar Province. In 2008...
- General George Thomas Colomb (1787–1874). His younger brother Sir John Colomb was also a soldier and strategist of the Royal Navy. Colomb entered the navy...
- Joséphine Colomb (née, Bouchet; 4 February 1833 – 17 September 1892) was a 19th-century French children's writer, lyricist, and translator who signed her...
- the genre termed "Invasion Literature" written by Admiral Philip Howard Colomb and six co-authors, intended to warn Britain about what he saw as the weakness...
- Marie-Louise Colomb (August 18, 1892 – November 3, 1965), best known by her pseudonym Catherine Colomb, was a Swiss writer, considered one of the most...