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Definition of Curcuma
1. Noun. Tropical Asiatic perennial herbs.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Zingiberaceae, Ginger Family, Zingiberaceae
Member holonyms: Curcuma Domestica, Curcuma Longa, Turmeric
Definition of Curcuma
1. n. A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).
Definition of Curcuma
1. a tropical plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curcuma
Literary usage of Curcuma
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)
"curcuma arrowroot is inferior in colour to Maranta arrowroot ; under the microscope
it may differ greatly in appearance, as the starch grains of different ..."
2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"NJ Pharm. 10, 270.) 29, Oil of curcuma. In the root of curcuma ... (Vogel &
Pelletier, 1815; J. Pharm. 1291.) 30. Oil of curcuma ..."
3. The Microscopy of Technical Products by Thomas Franz Hanausek (1907)
"curcuma STARCH, OR EAST INDIA ARROWROOT. (Fig. 40. ... Malabar, and Tellicherry
arrowroot, is obtained from the rhizomes of curcuma augusti- jolia Roxb., ..."
4. Drugs and medicines of North America: A Publication Devoted to the by John Uri Lloyd, Curtis Gates Lloyd (1885)
"In mixtures of the two the same colors are produced as with curcuma alone, ...
A coloration will follow if curcuma is present, as described under tincture ..."
5. Adulterations Detected; Or, Plain Instructions for the Discovery of Frauds by Arthur Hill Hassall (1857)
"curcuma arrowroot, therefore, is distinguished from Maranta arrowroot by the ...
curcuma arrowroot is commonly called East India arrowroot, the same name ..."
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