Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various tropical Asian plants of the genus Curcuma, which includes turmeric and zedoary.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plant of the genus Curcuma.
- noun A genus of plants, natural order Scitamineæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including the turmeric plant (
Curcuma longa ). - noun (Chem.) See Turmeric paper, under
Turmeric .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tropical Asiatic perennial herbs
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It appears to have been domesticated in prehistoric times in India, probably for its deep yellow pigment curcuma comes from the Sanskrit for “yellow”.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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It appears to have been domesticated in prehistoric times in India, probably for its deep yellow pigment curcuma comes from the Sanskrit for “yellow”.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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People in Oaxaca use the turmeric or curcuma as a dye for the wool they use to make carpets.
camote azafran 2009
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What they call saffron in Chiapas is curcuma or turmeric sometimes with chili.
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What they call saffron in Chiapas is curcuma or turmeric sometimes with chili.
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What they call saffron in Chiapas is curcuma or turmeric sometimes with chili.
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You put all of the above in a frying pan until it looks and smells yummy and then you start adding the following ingredients: a bit of milk, some curcuma or turmeric (also known as koenjit), some ginger, some sugar or other sweetener (ginger syrop works nicely!) and some garlic and salt if you want.
colourful pasta nathreee 2009
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People in Oaxaca use the turmeric or curcuma as a dye for the wool they use to make carpets.
camote azafran 2009
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Add a little more curcuma and you'll see that the colours will turn really bright.
colourful pasta nathreee 2009
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What they call saffron in Chiapas is curcuma or turmeric sometimes with chili.
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