Noun turmeric has 2 senses
- turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica - widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
--1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--1 is a member of Curcuma, genus Curcuma
--1 has parts: turmeric
- turmeric - ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
--2 is a kind of flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
--2 is a part of turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica
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