Found 2 items, similar to Curcuma.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Curcuma
Curcuma
n : tropical Asiatic perennial herbs [syn:
genus Curcuma]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Curcuma
Zedoary
\Zed"o*a*ry\, n. [F. z['e]doaire, LL. zedoaria; cf. It.
zedoaria, zettovario, Pg. zedoaria, Sp. zedoaria, cedoaria;
all fr. Ar. & Per. zedw?r.] (Med.)
A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a
fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is
used in medicine as a stimulant.
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Note: It is the rhizome of different species of
Curcuma,
esp.
Curcuma zedoaria, and comes in short, firm
pieces, externally of a wrinkled gray, ash-colored
appearance, but within of a brownish red color. There
are two kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary.
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Curcuma
\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).
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Curcuma paper. (Chem.) See
Turmeric paper, under
Turmeric.
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