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Cal·a·bar
/ˈkæləˌbɑr/
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cal·a·bar
n.
A
district
on
the
west
coast
of
Africa
.
Calabar bean
,
The
of
a
climbing
legumious
plant
(
Physostigma venenosum
),
a
native
of
tropical
Africa
.
It
is
highly
poisonous
.
It
is
used
to
produce
contraction
of
the
pupil
of
the
eye
;
also
in
tetanus
,
neuralgia
,
and
rheumatic
diseases
; --
called
also
ordeal bean
,
being
used
by
the
negroes
in
trials
for
witchcraft
.
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