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Definitions for Turmeric
[1] the aromatic rhizome of an Asian plant, Curcuma domestica (or C. longa ), of the ginger family.
[2] a powder prepared from it, used as a condiment, as in curry powder, or as a yellow dye, a medicine, etc.
[3] the plant itself.
[4] any of various similar substances or plants.
[5] a tropical Asian zingiberaceous plant, Curcuma longa , having yellow flowers and an aromatic underground stem
[6] the powdered stem of this plant, used as a condiment and as a yellow dye
[7] any of several other plants with similar roots
Words nearby Turmeric
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Origin of Turmeric
1530–40; earlier tarmaret < Medieval Latin terra merita merited earth, unexplained name for curcuma
Word origin for Turmeric
C16: from Old French terre merite , from Medieval Latin terra merita , literally: meritorious earth, name applied for obscure reasons to curcuma