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turmeric
(encz) | turmeric,kurkuma n: Zdeněk Brož |
Turmeric
(gcide) | Turmeric \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.
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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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Turmeric
(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.
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turmeric
(gcide) | Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red
sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; --
called also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort,
turmeric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic
properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant
expectorant. See Sanguinaria.
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Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once
used as a remedy for dysentery.
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turmeric
(wn) | turmeric
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]
2: ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning |
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turmeric root
(encz) | turmeric root, n: |
Turmeric
(gcide) | Turmeric \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]
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]Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red
sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; --
called also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort,
turmeric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic
properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant
expectorant. See Sanguinaria.
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Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once
used as a remedy for dysentery.
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Turmeric paper
(gcide) | Turmeric \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.
[1913 Webster]
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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Turmeric root
(gcide) | Turmeric \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.
[1913 Webster]
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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turmeric root
(wn) | turmeric root
n 1: perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick
knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn:
goldenseal, golden seal, yellow root, {turmeric
root}, Hydrastis Canadensis] |
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