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Definition of Turmeric root
1. Noun. Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves.
Group relationships: Genus Hydrastis, Hydrastis
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turmeric Root
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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