tangerine vs turmeric

tangerine

noun
  • A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit. 

  • tangerine 

  • A tree that produces tangerines. 

  • Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges. 

adj
  • Of a deep yellowish-orange colour. 

turmeric

noun
  • A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant. 

  • An Indian plant, Curcuma longa, with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). 

  • The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food. 

How often have the words tangerine and turmeric occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )