Turmeric

['tɜːmərɪk] or ['tɝmərɪk]

Definition

(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.

Typist: Sanford--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Inputed by Jarvis

Definition

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.

Typist: Shelley