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Turmeric

noun
1.
Widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye.  Synonyms: Curcuma domestica, Curcuma longa.
2.
Ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning.



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"Turmeric" Quotes from Famous Books



... always of small size; and from their colour and general appearance, have been termed the hempseed calculus.—Chemical characters. Before the blow-pipe, this species of calculus expands into a kind of white efflorescence, which, when moistened and brought into contact with turmeric paper, stains it red. This white alkaline substance is the caustic lime deprived ...
— North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 • Various


Words linked to "Turmeric" :   flavouring, flavourer, genus Curcuma, Curcuma longa, seasoning, flavoring, herbaceous plant, seasoner, flavorer, herb, Curcuma


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