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Turmeric

noun
1.
Widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye.  Synonyms: Curcuma domestica, Curcuma longa.
2.
Ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning.



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"Turmeric" Quotes from Famous Books



... colored with turmeric or juice of beets or spinach and lightly sprinkled with buffalo GHEE or melted butter. Another day he might have lentil-DHAL or CHANNA {FN12-6} curry with vegetables. For dessert, mangoes or oranges with rice ...
— Autobiography of a YOGI • Paramhansa Yogananda
... 5 ozs. of freshly prepared sour of 2 deg. Tw., pour into a jar, and add carefully some of the soda-test solution until a piece of cloth dyed with turmeric is turned brown, when the acid is neutralised. Now make a mark on the bottle of soda to show how much has been used. In all subsequent tests of the sour 5 ozs. should always take the same quantity of soda ...
— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics - A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student • Franklin Beech


Words linked to "Turmeric" :   flavourer, Curcuma, herbaceous plant, flavorer, seasoning, genus Curcuma, Curcuma domestica, herb, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner


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