SG Heritage Dictionary

Scitamineous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Belonging to the Scitamineae, one of Linne's natural orders of plants.

Scitamineous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Scitamineae), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger, Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and arrowroot.