Reference meaning
turmeric
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widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
Related source terms
curcuma longacurcuma domestica
Other meanings
2. noun
ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
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