CURCUMA


Meaning of CURCUMA in English

n. 1 the spice turmeric. 2 any tuberous plant of the genus Curcuma, yielding this and other commercial substances.

[ med.L or mod.L f. Arab. kurkum saffron f. Skr. kunkumam ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.