Definition of Turmeric root

1. Noun. Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves.

Exact synonyms: Golden Seal, Goldenseal, Hydrastis Canadensis, Yellow Root
Group relationships: Genus Hydrastis, Hydrastis
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turmeric Root

turkis
turkises
turkle
turkles
turkling
turkois
turkoises
turkoman
turks
turlough
turloughs
turm
turmaline
turme
turmeric
turmeric root (current term)
turmerics
turmerol
turmes
turmit
turmits
turmoil
turmoiled
turmoiling
turmoils
turms
turn
turn'd
turn-about
turn-around

Literary usage of Turmeric root

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

1. London Encyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... and then boiling them in a solution of turmeric root. Ivory fcc. may be stained blue, by first staining it green, and then dipping it in a solution of ..."

2. Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Proximate by Alfred Henry Allen (1900)
"The color of the root,* externally is generally grayish, but in the interior they are usually a deep yellow.1 According to John, turmeric-root contains: ..."

3. Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Proximate by Alfred Henry Allen (1889)
"According io John, turmeric-root contains : — yellowish volatili oil, ... 1107) curcumin may be obtained pure by treating ground turmeric-root with ..."

4. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"The colour of the roots externally is generally greyish, but in the interior they are usually a deep yellow.1 According to John, turmeric root contains: ..."

5. Elementary Chemical Microscopy by Émile Monnin Chamot (1915)
"Turmeric-Linen-Fibers.3 — Boil commercial turmeric root with twice its weight of alcohol until all the coloring matter is extracted. ..."

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