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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Zedoary \Zed"o*a*ry\, n. [F. z['e]doaire, LL zedoaria cf It zedoaria zettovario Pg zedoaria Sp zedoaria cedoaria all fr Ar & Per. zedw?r.] (Med.) A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in medicine as a stimulant. Note: It is the rhizome of different species of {Curcuma}, esp. {C. zedoaria}, and comes in short, firm pieces, externally of a wrinkled gray, ash-colored appearance, but within of a brownish red color. There are two kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Curcuma n : tropical Asiatic perennial herbs [syn: {Curcuma}, {genus Curcuma}]
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