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 Tur·mer·ic n.
 1. Bot. 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 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.

 Cur·cu·ma n.  Bot. A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).
 Curcuma paper. Chem. See Turmeric paper, under Turmeric.
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 Curcuma longa
      n : widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow
          flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source
          of a condiment and a yellow dye [syn: turmeric, Curcuma
          domestica]