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Noun: Curcuma longa
  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
    - turmeric, Curcuma domestica

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Curcuma, genus Curcuma

Encyclopedia: Curcuma longa

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