Definition of Curcuma domestica

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Curcuma Longa, Turmeric
Terms within: Turmeric
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Curcuma, Genus Curcuma

Lexicographical Neighbors of Curcuma Domestica

Cupressus goveniana
Cupressus goveniana abramsiana
Cupressus goveniana pigmaea
Cupressus guadalupensis
Cupressus lusitanica
Cupressus macrocarpa
Cupressus pigmaea
Cupressus sempervirens
Cuprimine
Cuquenan
Cuquenan Falls
Curaçao
Curaçaoan
Curculionidae
Curcuma
Curcuma domestica (current term)
Curcuma longa
Curetonian
Curia
Curie
Curie's law
Curie point
Curie points
Curie temperature
Curietherapy
Curitiba
Curling's ulcer
Curragh
Currer Bell

Literary usage of Curcuma domestica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmacographia Indica: A History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin by William Dymock (1893)
"Il est impossible de méconnaître dans cette racine les articles digitus du Curcuma domestica minor. Enfin, on trouve dans le curcuma du commerce, ..."

2. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"Ingredients successfully used elsewhere, such as tobaco leaves or rhizomes of Curcuma domestica, were tested for their efficacy against specific pests. ..."

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