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Turmeric
01
widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
plant
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
turmerics
1.1
a yellow aromatic powder that is obtained by grinding the root of a plant of the ginger family, widely used in Asian cuisines
Examples
Turmeric and Asian food are inseparable.
