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turmeric的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈtə:məik]
KK音标发音： [ˈtɜmɚɪk]

turmeric的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A widely cultivated tropical plant (Curcuma domestica) of India, having yellow flowers and an aromatic, somewhat fleshy rhizome.
姜黄：一种产于印度的被广泛种植的热带植物（姜黄 姜黄属） ，花黄色，有一个芳香多肉的根茎

2. The powdered rhizome of this plant, used as a condiment and a yellow dye.
姜黄粉：这种植物的根茎磨成的粉用作调味品和黄色着色剂

3. Any of several other plants having similar rhizomes.
有类似有茎的其它几种植物的任何一种

turmeric的词源：

4. Alteration of Middle English termeryte
中古英语 termeryte的变化

5. from Old French terre-merite [saffron]
源自 古法语 terre-merite [番红花]

6. from Medieval Latin terra merita
源自 中世纪拉丁语 terra merita

7. Latin terra [earth] * see ters-
拉丁语 terra [地球，土] *参见 ters-

8. Latin merita [feminine past participle of] mer?re [to deserve] * see (s)mer- ²
拉丁语 merita [] mer?re的阴性过去分词 [应得，应受] *参见 (s)mer- ²