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TURMERIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("turmeric" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Holonyms ("turmeric" is a part of...):

Curcuma domestica; Curcuma longa; turmeric (widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye)

Sense 2

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

Synonyms:

Curcuma domestica; Curcuma longa; turmeric

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("turmeric" 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 "turmeric"):

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

Holonyms ("turmeric" is a member of...):

Curcuma; genus Curcuma (tropical Asiatic perennial herbs)

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