| CURCUMA | • Curcuma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – about 80 accepted species, including such species… • CURCUMA n. (Arabic) any plant of the genus Curcuma (of the ginger family), esp. one yielding turmeric. |
| FURCULA | • furcula n. (Anatomy) A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged. • furcula n. (Ornithology) The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought. • furcula n. (Entomology) The (two-pronged) forked, somewhat tail-like organ held bent forward and secured by a catch… |
| SURCULI | • surculi n. Plural of surculus. • SURCULUS n. (Latin) a sucker. |
| CURCULIO | • curculio n. Any of the genus Curculio of weevils. • Curculio prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae. • CURCULIO n. (Latin) a kind of weevil. |
| CURCUMAS | • CURCUMA n. (Arabic) any plant of the genus Curcuma (of the ginger family), esp. one yielding turmeric. |
| CURCUMIN | • curcumin n. (Chemistry) A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major… • CURCUMIN n. the saffron-yellow colouring matter of turmeric, used esp. in food colouring, also CURCUMINE. |
| FURCULAE | • furculae n. Plural of furcula. • furculæ n. (Obsolete) plural of furcula. • FURCULA n. (Latin) the jointed clavicles of a bird, aka wishbone, also FURCULUM. |
| FURCULAR | • furcular adj. Shaped like a fork; furcate. • furcular adj. (Anatomy) Relating to a furcula. • FURCULAR adj. shaped like a fork. |
| FURCULUM | • furculum n. (Anatomy) The wishbone or merrythought of birds, formed by the united clavicles. • FURCULUM n. (Latin) the jointed clavicles of a bird, aka wishbone, also FURCULA. |
| SURCULUS | • surculus n. A shoot from a rootstock; a sucker. • SURCULUS n. (Latin) a sucker. |
| CURCULIOS | • curculios n. Plural of curculio. • CURCULIO n. (Latin) a kind of weevil. |
| CURCUMINE | • curcumine n. Alternative form of curcumin. • CURCUMINE n. the saffron-yellow colouring matter of turmeric, used esp. in food colouring, also CURCUMIN. |
| CURCUMINS | • curcumins n. Plural of curcumin. • CURCUMIN n. the saffron-yellow colouring matter of turmeric, used esp. in food colouring, also CURCUMINE. |
| SURCULOSE | • surculose adj. (Botany) Producing suckers or sucker-like shoots. • SURCULOSE adj. having or producing suckers. |
| CURCUMINES | • curcumines n. Plural of curcumine. • CURCUMINE n. the saffron-yellow colouring matter of turmeric, used esp. in food colouring, also CURCUMIN. |
| SURCULUSES | • SURCULUS n. (Latin) a sucker. |