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Noun turmeric has 2 senses
turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica - widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye--1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
 --1 is a member of Curcuma, genus Curcuma
 --1 has parts: turmeric
 
turmeric - ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning--2 is a kind of flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
 --2 is a part of turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica
 
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