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curcuma

cur·cu·ma [ kúrkyəmə ] (plural cur·cu·mas)


noun 
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tropical plant: a tropical plant from which turmeric and zedoary are obtained. Native to: South Asia.  Genus Curcuma.

[15th century. Via medieval Latin< Arabic kurkum "turmeric" < Sanskrit kuṇkuma "saffron"]
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