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. 2012