curcuma

Noun
  1. Tropical Asiatic perennial herbs (synset 112376772)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: curcuma domestica, curcuma longa, turmeric - widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
    belongs to: family zingiberaceae, ginger family, zingiberaceae - a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
    same as: genus curcuma

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