Definitions for zedoaries

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zedoaries zed·o·a·ry

Spelling: [zed-oh-er-ee]

IPA: /ˈzɛd oʊˌɛr i/

Zedoaries is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 407 anagrams from letters in zedoaries (adeeiorsz).

Definitions for zedoaries

noun

1. an East Indian drug consisting of the rhizome of either of two species of curcuma, Curcuma zedoaria or C. aromatica, used as a stimulant.

Origin of zedoaries

1425-75; late Middle English zeduarye Medieval Latin zeduāria Arabic zadwār (Persian) + Latin -ia -y³

Examples for zedoaries

And all carried rue and wormwood in their hands, and myrrh and zedoary in their mouths, as protection against infection.