(botany) An Indian plant, Curcuma longa, with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).

plural of turmeric

(chemistry) Paper impregnated with turmeric and used as a test for alkaline substances, by which it is changed from yellow to brown.

A species of turmeric, Curcuma aromatica.

plural of turmeric paper

zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), an herb with edible rhizomes.

Obsolete form of turmeric.