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 Definitions of cardamom  [ən]  

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Definition of 'cardamom' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) cardamom
the aromatic seed capsules of a tropical Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum, of the ginger family, used as a spice or condiment and in medicine.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L cardamōmum < Gk)

Definition of 'cardamom' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) cardamom, cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum
rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning

2. (noun) cardamom, cardamon, cardamum
aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces


Definition of 'cardamom' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) cardamom
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

2. (noun) cardamom
a plant which produces cardamoms, esp. Elettaria Cardamomum and several species of Amomum



'cardamom' - Nearby Entries  

cardamine  cardamine pratensis  cardamine rotundifolia  cardamom  cardamon  cardamum  cardboard  



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