pasupu meaning in english

[Tel.] n. Indian saffron or turmeric. Curcuma longa. Rox. i. 32. haridra. kurapasupu turmeric used as a spice. adavipasupu the wild species. Rox. i. 23. cayapasupu the species used as a yellow dye. nilipasupu another species, Curcuma c&oe;sia, Rox. i. 26. manupusupu (or kusambhala.) Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius. W. pasuputakulu turmeric leaves. pasupadu to use turmeric…