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scitamineous
CIDE DICTIONARY
scitamineous, a. [NL. scitamineosus, fr. Scitamineae, fr. L. scitamentum a delicacy, dainty.].
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Scitamineæ ), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger, Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and arrowroot. [1913 Webster]
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