[建] 姜黄

[ 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
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Turmeric \Tur"mer*ic\, n. [F. terre-m['e]rite, NL. terramerita,
turmerica; apparently meaning, excellent earth, but perhaps a
corruption of Ar. kurkum. Cf. {Curcuma}.]
1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant of the genus {Curcuma}, of the
Ginger family.

2. 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.


Curcuma \Cur"cu*ma\ (k?r"k?-m?), n. [Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma;
all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. {Turmeric}.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the order {Scitamine[ae]}, including the
turmeric plant ({Curcuma longa}).

{Curcuma paper}. (Chem.) See {Turmeric paper}, under
{Turmeric}.