Curcuma longa : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Curcuma longa	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Curcuma longa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Curcuma longa 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 Synonym(s): turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turmeric \Tur"mer*ic\, n. [F. terre-m[82]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. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Curcuma \[d8]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[91]}, including the turmeric plant ({Curcuma longa}). {Curcuma paper}. (Chem.) See {Turmeric paper}, under {Turmeric}.