cúrcuma

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cúrcuma [coor’-coo-math]
noun
1Turmeric, a root resembling ginger. (f)
2Turmeric, the yellow coloring-matter obtained from curcuma, useful in chemistry for testing for alkalies, which turn it brown. (f)

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