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CURCUMA LONGA

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Meaning:

Widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dyeplay

Synonyms:

Curcuma domestica; Curcuma longa; turmeric

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Curcuma longa" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "Curcuma longa"):

turmeric (ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning)

Holonyms ("Curcuma longa" is a member of...):

Curcuma; genus Curcuma (tropical Asiatic perennial herbs)

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