noun
widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
• Syn: ↑turmeric, ↑Curcuma domestica
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Curcuma, ↑genus Curcuma
• Part Meronyms: ↑turmeric
Useful english dictionary. 2012.