genus Curcuma

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genus Curcuma - tropical Asiatic perennial herbs

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 Curcuma domestica Curcuma longa family Zingiberaceae ginger family turmeric Zingiberaceae			Since curcumin seems be one of the main active compound present in plants of the genus Curcuma (Masuda et al. Phytochemical analysis and analgesic properties of Curcuma zedoaria ... by Navarro, D. de Fatima; Souza, M.M. de; Neto, R.A.; Golin, V.; Niero, R.; Yunes, R.A.; Monache, F. De / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology			genus Crotalaria genus Crotalus genus Crotaphytus genus Croton genus Crotophaga genus Cryptacanthodes genus Cryptobranchus genus Cryptocercus genus Cryptocoryne genus Cryptogramma genus Cryptomeria genus Cryptoprocta genus Cryptotermes genus Cryptotis genus Ctenocephalides genus Ctenocephalus genus Cuculus genus Cucumis genus Cucurbita genus Culcita genus Culex genus Cuminum genus Cuniculus genus Cuon genus Cupressus genus Curcuma genus Cursorius genus Curtisia genus Cuscuta genus Cuterebra genus Cyamopsis genus Cyamus genus Cyanocitta genus Cyathea genus Cycas genus Cyclamen genus Cycloloma genus Cyclopes genus Cyclophorus genus Cyclops genus Cyclopterus genus Cyclosorus genus Cycnoches genus Cydonia genus Cygnus genus Cymbidium genus Cynancum genus Cynara genus Cynips genus Cynocephalus genus Cynodon			genus Crotalus genus Crotaphytus genus Croton genus Crotophaga genus Cryptacanthodes genus Cryptobranchus genus Cryptocercus genus Cryptocoryne genus Cryptogramma genus Cryptomeria genus Cryptoprocta genus Cryptotermes genus Cryptotis genus Ctenocephalides genus Ctenocephalus genus Cuculus genus Cucumis genus Cucurbita genus Culcita genus Culex genus Cuminum genus Cuniculus genus Cuon genus Cupressus genus Curcuma genus Cursorius genus Curtisia genus Cuscuta genus Cuterebra genus Cyamopsis genus Cyamus genus Cyanocitta genus Cyathea genus Cycas genus Cyclamen genus Cycloloma genus Cyclopes genus Cyclophorus genus Cyclops genus Cyclopterus genus Cyclosorus genus Cycnoches genus Cydonia genus Cygnus genus Cymbidium genus Cynancum genus Cynara genus Cynips genus Cynocephalus

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