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Curcuma

‖

Cur′cu-ma

(k?r′k?-m?)

,

Noun.

[Cf. F., It., & Sp.

curcuma

; all fr. Ar.

kurkum

. Cf.

.]

(Bot.)

A genus of plants of the order

Scitamineæ

, including the turmeric plant (

Curcuma longa

).

Curcuma paper

.

(Chem.)

See

Turmeric paper

, under

.