TURMERIC
\tɜːmˈɛɹɪk], \tɜːmˈɛɹɪk], \t_ɜː_m_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_k]\
Definitions of TURMERIC
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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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
By Princeton University
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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