The Collaborative International Dictionary
Curcuma paper
Curcuma \Cur"cu*ma\ (k?r"k?-m?), n. [Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma; all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. Turmeric.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Scitamine[ae], including the turmeric plant ( Curcuma longa).
Curcuma paper. (Chem.) See Turmeric paper, under Turmeric.