- indian turmeric
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized I
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Indian turmeric,= goldenseal. (Cf. ↑goldenseal)
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turmeric — /terr meuhr ik/, n. 1. the aromatic rhizome of an Asian plant, Curcuma domestica (or C. longa), of the ginger family. 2. a powder prepared from it, used as a condiment, as in curry powder, or as a yellow dye, a medicine, etc. 3. the plant itself … Universalium
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