See Also: Bowie, James(dictionary)
Bowie, Donald James(medicine)
Bowie, Jim(encyclopedia)
Bowie(dictionary)
Bowie (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Bowie, David(encyclopedia)
Bowie's stain(medicine)
Bowie, David(dictionary)
James, Jesse and James, Frank(encyclopedia)
James III(encyclopedia)

zedoary (iou) and Bowie, James (oh)


zedoary (iou)



zedoary noun. LME.
[medieval Latin zedoarium from Persian zadwar.]
An Indian plant, Curcuma zedoaria, which is allied to turmeric and cultivated for its aromatic gingery rhizome; the root of this plant, used in parts of Asia as a condiment and tonic.

Bowie, James (oh)



(1790-1836) a US man born in Kentucky who invented the Bowie knife, a large knife with a curved blade. Bowie supported the cause of Texan independence from Mexico, and shared command of the Alamo, where he was killed.