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| cur·cu·ma [ kúrkyəmə ] (plural cur·cu·mas) |
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tropical plant: a tropical plant from which turmeric and zedoary are obtained. Native to: South Asia. Genus Curcuma.
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| [15th century. Via medieval Latin< Arabic kurkum "turmeric" < Sanskrit kuṇkuma "saffron"] |
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