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Curcuma

Curcuma Meaning & Definition
Curcuma Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Curcuma?

[n] tropical Asiatic perennial herbs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Curcuma: genus Curcuma

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See Also | Curcuma domestica | Curcuma longa | family Zingiberaceae | ginger family | liliopsid genus | monocot genus | turmeric | Zingiberaceae

Curcuma In Webster's Dictionary

\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 {Turmeric}.

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