/ Dictionary / Index C curcuma: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cur•cu•ma Pronunciation: (kûr'kyoo-mu), [key] — n. any of various chiefly Old World plants belonging to the genus Curcuma, of the ginger family, as C. domestica, yielding turmeric, or C. zedoaria, yielding zedoary. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: curcuma (Thesaurus) curculio curd Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language