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Ca·bom·ba | \ kəˈbämbə \
Definition of Cabomba
: a small genus of American aquatic plants (family Nymphaeaceae) comprising the water shield and having minute white or yellow flowers and submerged dissected leaves as well as peltate floating ones
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The first known use of Cabomba was in 1893
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