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; [syn: turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Curcuma domestica
n 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 [syn: turmeric, Curcuma
longa, Curcuma domestica]