Turmeric

['tɜːmərɪk] or ['tɝmərɪk]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning.

(noun.) widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye.

校對:桑福德--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family.

(n.) 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.

(a.) Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol.

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解釋/意思:

n. the rhizome or root-stock of Curcuma longa a handsome herbaceous plant cultivated all over India its yellowish tubers yielding a deep-yellow powder used as a chemical test for the presence of alkalies.

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