TURM
Turm, n. Etym: [L. turma.]
Defn: A troop; a company. [Obs. or Poetic]
Legions and cohorts, turms of horse and wings. Milton.
TURMALINE
Tur"ma*line, n. (Min.)
Defn: See Tourmaline.
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
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.