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A genus of plants of the order Scitamineae, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).

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  1. n. A genus of plants of the order Scitamineae, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).
  2. A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa). Curcuma paper. (Chem.) See Turmeric paper, under Turmeric.
  3. A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including theturmeric plant (Curcuma longa). Curcuma paper. (Chem.) See Turmericpaper, under Turmeric.
  4. n. tropical Asiatic perennial herbs