noun
Etymology: Middle English turmeryte
Date: 15th century
an Indian perennial herb ( Curcuma longa syn. C. domestica ) of the ginger family with a large aromatic yellow rhizome, the boiled, dried, and usually ground rhizome of the turmeric plant used as a coloring agent, a flavoring, or a stimulant, a yellow to reddish-brown dyestuff obtained from turmeric
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