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Curcuma
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Curcuma has 1 sense
- curcuma(n = noun.plant) genus curcuma - tropical Asiatic perennial herbs; Array is a kind of liliopsid genus, monocot genus
is a member of family zingiberaceae, ginger family, zingiberaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
Curcuma, n. [Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma; all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. Turmeric.].
A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ , including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa ). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Curcuma, n.
1 the spice turmeric.
2 any tuberous plant of the genus Curcuma, yielding this and other commercial substances.
1 the spice turmeric.
2 any tuberous plant of the genus Curcuma, yielding this and other commercial substances.
Etymology
med.L or mod.L f. Arab. kurkum saffron f. Skr. kunkumam
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