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 (Scitamineæ), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger, Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and arrowroot.