'Cardamom' definitions:
Definition of 'cardamom'
From: WordNet
noun
Rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning [syn: cardamom, cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum]
noun
Definition of 'Cardamom'
From: GCIDE
- Cardamom \Car"da*mom\ (k[aum]r"d[.a]*m[u^]m), n. [L. cardamomun, Gr. karda`mwmon]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) A rhizomatous herb which produces cardamoms, esp. Elettaria Cardamomum and several species of Amomum. [1913 Webster]