4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red
sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; --
called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort},
{turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It has acrid emetic
properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant
expectorant. See {Sanguinaria}.
Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once
used as a remedy for dysentery.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
turmeric
n 1: 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: {Curcuma longa}, {Curcuma
domestica}]
2: ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
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