curcuma
/ˈkəːkjʊmə
/noun
A tropical Asian plant of a genus that includes turmeric, zedoary, and other species that yield spices, dyes, and medicinal products.
- Genus Curcuma, family Zingiberaceae.
- We have imported a number of varieties from Asia: alpinias, costus, curcumas and hedychiums.
- Remember that curcumas do not emerge from dormancy until June… they are not dead!
Origin
Modern Latin, from Arabic kurkum 'saffron', from Sanskrit kuṅkuma (so named because the colour of the spices resembles that of saffron).
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