curcuma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tropical Asiatic perennial herbs
    genus Curcuma.

WordNet

Cur"cu*ma noun
Etymology
Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma; all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. Turmeric.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).

Webster 1913