HyperDic: curcuma_domestica

English > 1 sense of the expression Curcuma domestica:
NOUNplantCurcuma domestica, turmeric, Curcuma longawidely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome
English > Curcuma domestica: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningWidely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye.
Synonymsturmeric, Curcuma longa
Member ofCurcuma, genus CurcumaTropical Asiatic perennial herbs
PartsturmericGround dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishcurcuma domestica, Curcuma domestica, curcuma longa, cúrcuma
CatalanCurcuma longa, curcuma, cúrcuma

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