Sçĭt'a-mĭn'e-oŭs, a.

(Synop., § 130), a. [N. Lat. scitamineosus, from scitamineæ, from Lat. scitamentum, a delicacy, dainty.] (Bot.) Belonging to the Scitamineæ, one of Linnæus's natural orders of plants, which are mostly tropical herbs, as ginger, turmeric, &c.