\Scit`a*min"e*ous\ (?; 277), a. [NL. scitamineosus,
fr. Scitamineae, fr. L. scitamentum a delicacy, dainty.]
(Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants
({Scitamine[ae]}), mostly tropical herbs, including the
ginger, Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing
turmeric and arrowroot.