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a. [ NL. scitamineosus, fr. Scitamineae, fr. L. scitamentum a delicacy, dainty. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Scitamineae), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger, Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and arrowroot. [ 1913 Webster ]