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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tur·mer·ic, a. Chem. Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol.
 Turmeric paper Chem., paper impregnated with turmeric and used as a test for alkaline substances, by which it is changed from yellow to brown.
 Turmeric root. Bot. (a) Bloodroot. (b) Orangeroot.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 turmeric root
      n : perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick
          knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn: goldenseal,
           golden seal, yellow root, Hydrastis Canadensis]