cardamom

Definitions


[ˈkɑːdəməm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family, used as a spice and also medicinally

- the Southeast Asian plant that bears cardamom seeds


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamomum, from Greek kardamōmon, from kardamon ‘cress’ + amōmon, the name of a kind of spice plant




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