Turmeric comes from the root of Curcuma longa, a green plant. in the ginger family. Rhizome has a tough brown skin and bright orange flesh. Ground turmeric comes from fingers which extend from the root.
Overall, the female population boasts a longer life expectancy than that of males, with white females averaging 81.3 years of age, and black females averaging 78 years of age. The average life expectancy of white males is 76.5, with black males at 71.8. Comment. Share.
Black Death grave Â© On average, between 30-45% of the general populace died in the Black Death of 1348-50. But in some villages, 80% or 90% of the population died (and in Kilkenny at least, it seems likely that the death-rate was 100%!). A death-rate of 30% is higher than the total British losses in World War I.