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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any of various Old World plants belonging to the genus ''Curcuma''. Curcuma is used to produce a yellow, water-soluble dye. Most often the name has been used synonymously with [ | + | Any of various Old World plants belonging to the genus ''Curcuma''. Curcuma is used to produce a yellow, water-soluble dye. Most often the name has been used synonymously with [[turmeric]], but it may also refer to [[crocus]], and [[saffron]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 13 January 2014
Description
Any of various Old World plants belonging to the genus Curcuma. Curcuma is used to produce a yellow, water-soluble dye. Most often the name has been used synonymously with Turmeric, but it may also refer to Crocus, and Saffron.
Synonyms and Related Terms
turmeric; saffron; crocus; cúrcuma (Esp.); curcuma (It., Port.)
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 184
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)