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Tropical Asiatic perennial herbs
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curcuma
Word definitions for curcuma in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
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Curcuma is a genus of about 100 accepted species in the family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam Tulip . They are native to Southeast Asia , southern China , the Indian Subcontinent , New Guinea and northern Australia . Some ...
Usage examples of curcuma.
The designer of the uniform must have had an interest in a curcuma plantation, or else he was a fanatical Orangeman.
I tried to recall the names of both the spices I had known and those I had only heard of, words that would intoxicate him like perfumes, and for him I listed malabaster, incense, nard, lycium, sandal, saffron, ginger, cardamom, senna, zedoaria, laurel, marjoram, coriander, dill, thyme, clove, sesame, poppy, nutmeg, citronella, curcuma, and cumin.