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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scitamineous \Scit`a*min"e*ous\ (?; 277), a. [NL. scitamineosus,
     fr. Scitamineae, fr. L. scitamentum a delicacy, dainty.]
     (Bot.)
     Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants
     ({Scitamineae}), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger,
     Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and


     arrowroot.
     [1913 Webster]

















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