Noun: Curcuma domestica
- Widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
"They harvested the Curcuma domestica roots to make the traditional spice";
- turmeric, Curcuma longa
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Curcuma, genus Curcuma
Encyclopedia: Curcuma domestica