Calabar

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  • noun. A district on the west coast of Africa.
  • noun. 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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    "September 18, 2008 11: 56 AM oh ... and dont just make it all work in calabar, make sure you have fun too."
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