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cur·cu·ma

(kûr′kyə-mə)

Any of various tropical Asian plants of the genus Curcuma, which includes turmeric and zedoary.

[New Latin Curcuma, genus name, from Arabic kurkum, saffron.]

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curcuma

(ˈkɜːkjʊmə)

(Plants) any tropical Asian tuberous plant of the genus Curcuma, such as C. longa, which is the source of turmeric, and C. zedoaria, which is the source of zedoary: family Zingiberaceae

[C17: from New Latin, from Arabic kurkum turmeric]

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Curcuma - tropical Asiatic perennial herbs

genus Curcuma

liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

family Zingiberaceae, ginger family, Zingiberaceae - a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales

Curcuma domestica, Curcuma longa, turmeric - widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye

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curcuma

n (Bot) → Kurkuma f, → Gelbwurz f

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