(n)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.Curcuma domestica, Curcuma longa
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‖n. [ Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma; all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. Turmeric. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa). [ 1913 Webster ]
Curcuma paper. (Chem.) See Turmeric paper, under Turmeric. [ 1913 Webster ]