HyperDic: curcuma_longa

English > 1 sense of the expression Curcuma longa:
NOUNplantCurcuma longa, turmeric, Curcuma domesticawidely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome
English > Curcuma longa: 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 domestica
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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