It seems that you can’t access to it. Please try add global $wpdb; to your function.
UPDATE
For reference, in WordPress Codex you will find:
WordPress provides a global variable, $wpdb, which is an instantiation
of the class already set up to talk to the WordPress database. Always
use the global $wpdb variable. (Remember to globalize $wpdb before
using it in any custom functions.)
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