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Word: Curcuma
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, from Arabic kurkum ‘saffron’, from Sanskrit kuṅkuma (so named because the colour of the spices resembles that of saffron)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkəːkjʊmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a tropical Asian plant of a genus that includes turmeric, zedoary, and other species that yield spices, dyes, and medicinal products.
Short Definition:tropical Asian plant of genus that includes turmeric, zedoary, and other species
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