sum|bul

sum|bul
sum|bul «SUHM buhl, SUM bul», noun.
1. any one of several aromatic or medicinal plants, such as the East Indian spikenard.
2. the root of such a plant.
3. a root, used as a nerve tonic and anti-spasmodic.
[< French sumbul < Arabic sunbul]

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