From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Zedoary \Zed"o*a*ry\, n. [F. z['e]doaire, LL. zedoaria; cf. It.
zedoaria, zettovario, Pg. zedoaria, Sp. zedoaria, cedoaria;
all fr. Ar. & Per. zedw?r.] (Med.)
A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a
fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is
used in medicine as a stimulant.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It is the rhizome of different species of {Curcuma},
esp. {Curcuma zedoaria}, and comes in short, firm
pieces, externally of a wrinkled gray, ash-colored
appearance, but within of a brownish red color. There
are two kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Curcuma \Cur"cu*ma\ (k?r"k?-m?), n. [Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma;
all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. {Turmeric}.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the order {Scitamine[ae]}, including the
turmeric plant ({Curcuma longa}).
[1913 Webster]
{Curcuma paper}. (Chem.) See {Turmeric paper}, under
{Turmeric}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Curcuma
n 1: tropical Asiatic perennial herbs [syn: {Curcuma}, {genus
Curcuma}]
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