- curcumin (n.)
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[curcumin 词源字典] - coloring matter, 1850, from Curcuma, genus name for plants of the ginger family, from which the chemical was drawn, Medieval Latin, from Arabic kurkum "saffron, tumeric." Compare crocus.[curcumin etymology, curcumin origin, 英语词源]