curcuman.

/ˈkəːkjuːmə/

Forms: Also in anglicized form curcume.

Etymology: medieval or modern Latin < Arabic kurkum saffron, turmeric: see crocus n.

(a) Botany. A genus of Zingiberaceæ consisting of plants with perennial tuberous roots, furnishing various commercial substances, as zedoary, East Indian arrowroot, mango-ginger, turmeric, etc. (b) The substance called Turmeric, prepared from the tubers of C. longa, and used as an ingredient in curry powder, as a chemical test for alkalis, and for medicinal and other purposes.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Zingiberaceae > [noun]

curcuma1617

the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [noun] > turmeric

turmeric1545

curcuma1617

Indian saffron1728

mango ginger1810

haldi1832

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > medicinal roots > zedoary root or plant

zedoaryOE

setwall?c1225

curcuma1617

zerumbet1640

cassumunar1693

Bengal root1866

1617 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick 2nd Table Turmericke, Cyperus Indicus, the Apothecaries call it Curcuma.

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) i. 34 Turmericke..is..called..Curcuma.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 35 The Curcuma of the Shops is a small Root, about the Size of that of Ginger.

1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 3 84 The liquor becomes alkaline, and reddens paper prepared with curcuma.

c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 351/2 In China, tea is frequently coloured with curcume.

1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. 196 Rice yellowed with curcuma powder.

Compounds

curcuma paper n. turmeric paper used as a chemical test.

Derivatives

ˈcurcumin n. Chemistry the colouring matter of turmeric.

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1850 J. Pereira Elem. Materia Med. II. i. 1125 Curcumin..is obtained..by digesting the alcoholic extract of turmeric in ether.

1875 J. Attfield Chem. (ed. 6) 531 Turmeric..owes its yellow colour to curcumin, a resinous matter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	curcuma
释义	curcuman. /ˈkəːkjuːmə/ Forms: Also in anglicized form curcume. Etymology: medieval or modern Latin < Arabic kurkum saffron, turmeric: see crocus n. (a) Botany. A genus of Zingiberaceæ consisting of plants with perennial tuberous roots, furnishing various commercial substances, as zedoary, East Indian arrowroot, mango-ginger, turmeric, etc. (b) The substance called Turmeric, prepared from the tubers of C. longa, and used as an ingredient in curry powder, as a chemical test for alkalis, and for medicinal and other purposes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Zingiberaceae > [noun] curcuma1617 the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [noun] > turmeric turmeric1545 curcuma1617 Indian saffron1728 mango ginger1810 haldi1832 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > medicinal roots > zedoary root or plant zedoaryOE setwall?c1225 curcuma1617 zerumbet1640 cassumunar1693 Bengal root1866 1617 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick 2nd Table Turmericke, Cyperus Indicus, the Apothecaries call it Curcuma. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) i. 34 Turmericke..is..called..Curcuma. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 35 The Curcuma of the Shops is a small Root, about the Size of that of Ginger. 1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 3 84 The liquor becomes alkaline, and reddens paper prepared with curcuma. c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 351/2 In China, tea is frequently coloured with curcume. 1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. 196 Rice yellowed with curcuma powder. Compounds curcuma paper n. turmeric paper used as a chemical test. Derivatives ˈcurcumin n. Chemistry the colouring matter of turmeric. ΚΠ 1850 J. Pereira Elem. Materia Med. II. i. 1125 Curcumin..is obtained..by digesting the alcoholic extract of turmeric in ether. 1875 J. Attfield Chem. (ed. 6) 531 Turmeric..owes its yellow colour to curcumin, a resinous matter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1617
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