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zedoary |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Zedoary \Zed"o*a*ry\, n. [F. z['e]doaire, LL zedoaria cf It zedoaria zettovario Pg zedoaria Sp zedoaria cedoaria all fr Ar & Per. zedw?r.] (Med.) A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in medicine as a stimulant. Note: It is the rhizome of different species of {Curcuma}, esp. {C. zedoaria}, and comes in short, firm pieces, externally of a wrinkled gray, ash-colored appearance, but within of a brownish red color. There are two kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary.
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