CURCUMA LONGA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Curcuma longa mean? 

• CURCUMA LONGA (noun)
  The noun CURCUMA LONGA has 1 sense:

1. widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye

  Familiarity information: CURCUMA LONGA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CURCUMA LONGA (noun)

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Meaning:

Widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Curcuma domestica; Curcuma longa; turmeric

Hypernyms ("Curcuma longa" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "Curcuma longa"):

turmeric (ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning)

Holonyms ("Curcuma longa" is a member of...):

Curcuma; genus Curcuma (tropical Asiatic perennial herbs)

 Context examples 

A mixture composed of curcuminoid phenols extracted from the plant Curcuma longa (turmeric root) with potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

(Curcumin C3 Complex, NCI Thesaurus)

A phytopolylphenol pigment isolated from the plant Curcuma longa, commonly known as turmeric, with a variety of pharmacologic properties.

(Curcumin, NCI Thesaurus)

The scientific name is Curcuma longa.

(Curcuma longa, NCI Dictionary)

A capsule containing an extract of olive oil, rich in polyphenols, and curcumin, the polyphenol derived from the plant Curcuma longa, also known as turmeric, with potential anti-neoplastic, -angiogenic, -inflammatory, -oxidant and chemopreventive activities.

(Olive Oil Extract/Curcumin-based Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)