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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

widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye

A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE that contains CURCUMIN and curcuminoids.

Turmeric root- the rhizoma of curcuma longa- Curcuma (Ph. U.S.), is brought from the East Indies; but is possessed of very little, if any, medicinal efficacy. It is one of the ingredients in Curry Powder.