Search Result for "elettaria_cardamomum":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning;
[syn: cardamom, cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Elettaria cardamomum n 1: rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning [syn: cardamom, cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum]