Zedoary

Description

A variety of Curcuma plant used to produce a yellow dye used in watercolor washes. Zedoary is grown in India and southeast Asia. See Curcuma.

Synonyms and Related Terms

curcuma; saffron; turmeric

Resources and Citations

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 360

• R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998