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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
curcuma /ˈkəːkjʊmə/

▶noun a tropical Asian plant of a genus that includes turmeric and other species yielding spices, dyes, and medicinal products. [Genus Curcuma.]

– origin mod. L., from Arab. kurkum ‘saffron’, from Sanskrit kuṅkuma.

'curcuma' also found in these Oxford entries:

turmeric - zedoary

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