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- Turmeric - n. - An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family.
- Turmeric - n. - The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test.
- Turmeric - a. - Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol.
- Turmerol - n. - Turmeric oil, a brownish yellow, oily substance extracted from turmeric by ligroin.
- Curcuma - n. - A genus of plants of the order Scitamineae, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).
- Scitamineous - a. - Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Scitamineae), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger, Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and arrowroot.