"turmeric" in the noun sense
1. turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica
widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome source of a condiment and a yellow dye
2. turmeric
ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
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