cur·cu·ma (kûr ky -m)n. Any of various tropical Asian plants of the genus Curcuma, which includes turmeric and zedoary. [New Latin Curcuma, genus name, from Arabic kurkum, saffron.] |
curcuma [ˈkɜːkjʊmə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[from New Latin, from Arabic kurkum turmeric]
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| Noun | 1. | Curcuma - tropical Asiatic perennial herbs 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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