| turmeric | 1. <botany> An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family. 2. The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron colour, 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. Origin: F. Terre-merite, NL. Terramerita, turmerica; apparently meaning, excellent earth, but perhaps a corruption of Ar. Kurkum. Cf. Curcuma. <chemistry> Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif, designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol. <chemistry> Turmeric paper, paper impregnated with turmeric and used as a test for alkaline substances, by which it is changed from yellow to brown. Turmeric root. <botany> Bloodroot. Orangeroot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| turmeric |
1. Curcuma longa. 2. the rhizome of C. longa, which contains curcumin, an orange-yellow coloring principle, and several aromatic principles that give it a pepper-like and bitter taste; used as a coloring agent, chemical indicator, and condiment (as curry powder). Medicinally it is used for the treatment of dyspepsia and anorexia, and it has a wide variety of uses in traditional Chinese medicine, ayurveda, and folk medicine
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paper dyed yellow with turmeric; alkalis turn it brown.
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| turmeric | ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning |
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| turmeric | widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome |
| turmeric | perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves |
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