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curcuma

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cur=cu=ma

CIDE DICTIONARY

curcuman. [Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma; all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. Turmeric.].
     A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).  [1913 Webster]
Curcuma paper. (Chem.) See Turmeric paper, under Turmeric.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

curcuma, n.
1 the spice turmeric.
2 any tuberous plant of the genus Curcuma, yielding this and other commercial substances.

Etymology
med.L or mod.L f. Arab. kurkum saffron f. Skr. kunkumam

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