TURMERIC ROOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turmeric root mean? 

• TURMERIC ROOT (noun)
  The noun TURMERIC ROOT has 1 sense:

1. perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves

  Familiarity information: TURMERIC ROOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURMERIC ROOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

golden seal; goldenseal; Hydrastis Canadensis; turmeric root; yellow root

Hypernyms ("turmeric root" 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)

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

genus Hydrastis; Hydrastis (small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan)

 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)