'Turmeric' definitions:
Definition of 'turmeric'
From: WordNet
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 [syn: turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica]
noun
Ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
Definition of 'Turmeric'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Turmeric'
From: GCIDE
- Turmeric \Tur"mer*ic\, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol. [1913 Webster]
- Turmeric paper (Chem.), paper impregnated with turmeric and used as a test for alkaline substances, by which it is changed from yellow to brown.
- Turmeric root. (Bot.) (a) Bloodroot. (b) Orangeroot. [1913 Webster]