English-Thai Dictionary
turmeric
N ขมิ้น ka-min
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TURMERIC
n.Indian saffron; a medicinal root brought from the East Indies, the root of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep lively yellow or saffron color. It has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for dyeing, and in some cases, as a medicine. This name is sometimes given to the blood-root of America.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TURMERIC
Tur "mer *ic, n. Etym: [F. terre-mérite, NL. terramerita, turmerica;apparently meaning, excellent earth, but perhaps a corruption of Ar. kurkum. Cf. Curcuma. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family.
2. The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test.
TURMERIC
TURMERIC Tur "mer *ic, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif. , designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol. Turmeric paper (Chem. ), paper impregnated with turmeric and used as a test for alkaline substances, by which it is changed from yellow to brown. -- Turmeric root. (Bot. ) (a ) Bloodroot. (b ) Orangeroot.
New American Oxford Dictionary
turmeric
tur mer ic |ˈtərmərik ˈtərmərɪk | ▶noun 1 a bright yellow aromatic powder obtained from the rhizome of a plant of the ginger family, used for flavoring and coloring in Asian cooking and formerly as a fabric dye. 2 the Asian plant from which this rhizome is obtained. [Curcuma longa, family Zingiberaceae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English (earlier as tarmaret ): perhaps from French terre mérite and modern Latin terra merita, literally ‘deserving earth, ’ perhaps an alteration of an Asian word.
Oxford Dictionary
turmeric
turmeric |ˈtəːmərɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a bright yellow aromatic powder obtained from the rhizome of a plant of the ginger family, used for flavouring and colouring in Asian cookery and formerly as a fabric dye. 2 the Asian plant from which turmeric is obtained. ●Curcuma longa, family Zingiberaceae. ORIGIN late Middle English (earlier as tarmaret ): perhaps from French terre mérite and modern Latin terra merita, literally ‘deserving earth ’, or perhaps an alteration of an oriental word.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
turmeric
tur mer ic /tə́ː r m (ə )rɪk /名詞 U 1 〘植 〙ウコン 〘インド産; ショウガ科 〙.2 ターメリック 〘ウコンの根の粉末; 黄色染料 調味料 カレー粉の原料 〙.
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