cardamom

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

1. (n) cardamom
   One of the capsules of different species of plants of the genera Amomum and Elettaria, natural order Zingiberaceæ: generally used in the plural. These capsules are thin and filled with brown aromatic seeds, which are used in medicine as a carminative and stomachic, as well as in making sauces, curries, and cordials, seasoning cakes, etc. The cardamoms of commerce are the product of Elettaria Cardamomum, a native of the forests of southern India, where it is also cultivated, and of a larger-fruited variety of the same species found in Ceylon. The plant is reed-like, with large lanceolate leaves, and grows to the height of from 6 to 10 feet. Various other kinds are used in the East Indies and in China, chiefly the round or cluster cardamoms of Siam and Java, the fruit of Amomum Cardamomum; the wild or bastard cardamoms of Siam, obtained from A. xanthioides; the Bengal cardamoms, from A. aromaticum; the Javan, from A. maximum, etc.

1. (n) Cardamom
   kär′da-mom the capsules of certain tropical plants, which form an aromatic, pungent spice.

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Elettaria genus Elettaria

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