Meaning of CURCUMA
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| | Definition: | | [n] tropical Asiatic perennial herbs |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Curcuma |
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| | See Also: | | Curcuma domestica, Curcuma longa, family Zingiberaceae, ginger family, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, turmeric, Zingiberaceae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cur"cu*ma\ (k?r"k?-m?), n. [Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma;
all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. {Turmeric}.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the order {Scitamine[ae]}, including the
turmeric plant ({Curcuma longa}).
{Curcuma paper}. (Chem.) See {Turmeric paper}, under
{Turmeric}.
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