The turmeric plant (Curcuma longa) is a perennial plant grown for its flavorful ... Fresh turmeric rhizomes look similar in shape to ginger root (which is a relative) but set themselves apart ...

Turmeric is a flowering plant, Curcuma longa of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, the rhizomes of which are used in cooking. The plant is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the ...