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Curcuma
(gcide) | Zedoary \Zed"o*a*ry\, n. [F. z['e]doaire, LL. zedoaria; cf. It.
zedoaria, zettovario, Pg. zedoaria, Sp. zedoaria, cedoaria;
all fr. Ar. & Per. zedw?r.] (Med.)
A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a
fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is
used in medicine as a stimulant.
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Note: It is the rhizome of different species of Curcuma,
esp. Curcuma zedoaria, and comes in short, firm
pieces, externally of a wrinkled gray, ash-colored
appearance, but within of a brownish red color. There
are two kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary.
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Curcuma
(gcide) | 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).
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Curcuma paper. (Chem.) See Turmeric paper, under
Turmeric.
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curcuma
(wn) | Curcuma
n 1: tropical Asiatic perennial herbs [syn: Curcuma, {genus
Curcuma}] |
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Curcuma angustifolia
(gcide) | Tikor \Tik"or\, n. [Hind. tikhur.]
A starch or arrow-root made from the tubes of an East Indian
zinziberaceous plant (Curcuma angustifolia); also, the
plant itself.
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Curcuma longa
(gcide) | Turmeric \Tur"mer*ic\, n. [F. terre-m['e]rite, NL. terramerita,
turmerica; apparently meaning, excellent earth, but perhaps a
corruption of Ar. kurkum. Cf. Curcuma.]
1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the
Ginger family.
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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.
[1913 Webster]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).
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Curcuma paper. (Chem.) See Turmeric paper, under
Turmeric.
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Curcuma paper
(gcide) | 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).
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Curcuma paper. (Chem.) See Turmeric paper, under
Turmeric.
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Curcuma zedoaria
(gcide) | Zedoary \Zed"o*a*ry\, n. [F. z['e]doaire, LL. zedoaria; cf. It.
zedoaria, zettovario, Pg. zedoaria, Sp. zedoaria, cedoaria;
all fr. Ar. & Per. zedw?r.] (Med.)
A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a
fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is
used in medicine as a stimulant.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It is the rhizome of different species of Curcuma,
esp. Curcuma zedoaria, and comes in short, firm
pieces, externally of a wrinkled gray, ash-colored
appearance, but within of a brownish red color. There
are two kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary.
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curcuma
(wn) | Curcuma
n 1: tropical Asiatic perennial herbs [syn: Curcuma, {genus
Curcuma}] |
curcuma domestica
(wn) | Curcuma domestica
n 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 [syn: turmeric, {Curcuma
longa}, Curcuma domestica] |
curcuma longa
(wn) | Curcuma longa
n 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 [syn: turmeric, {Curcuma
longa}, Curcuma domestica] |
genus curcuma
(wn) | genus Curcuma
n 1: tropical Asiatic perennial herbs [syn: Curcuma, {genus
Curcuma}] |
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