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Webster 1913 Edition


Cardamom

Car′da-mom

(kär′dȧ-mŭm)
,
Noun.
[L.
cardamomun
, Gr.
καρδάμωμον
]
1.
The aromatic fruit, or capsule with its seeds, of several plants of the Ginger family growing in the East Indies and elsewhere, and much used as a condiment, and in medicine.
[Also spelled
cardamum
.]

Syn. – cardamon.
2.
(Bot.)
A rhizomatous herb which produces cardamoms, esp.
Elettaria Cardamomum
and several species of
Amomum
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cardamom

CARDAMOM

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Amomum, and its seeds, a native of India. The seeds of this plant, which grow in a pod, have a warm aromatic flavor, and are used in medicine.

Definition 2024


cardamom

cardamom

English

Cardamom seeds.

Alternative forms

Noun

cardamom (plural cardamoms)

  1. An Indian herb, Elettaria cardamomum
  2. The aromatic seed of this plant, used as a spice, baking, also in curry powder in Asian and Arabic cuisine, as well as in Northern Europe and in many parts of the world and cultures.

Synonyms

  • (spice): queen of spices


Translations

References

  • Weeks, Hittite Vocabulary: An Anatolian Appendix to Buck‘sDictionary of SelectedSynonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages