n, pl  -ar*ies  :  a fragrant East Indian drug of a bitter taste formerly used in medicine as a stimulant that is derived from the rhizome of various plants (genus Curcuma and esp. C. zedoaria) of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hys·te·ria  Se·tar·ia  stria   suture 
 
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