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cardamom

car·da·mom [ krdəməm ] (plural car·da·moms) or car·da·mon [ krdəmən ] (plural car·da·mons) or car·da·mum [ krdəməm ] (plural car·da·mums)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. spice: the aromatic pods and seeds of a tropical plant, used whole or crushed as a spice or flavoring

2. tropical plant: a perennial tropical plant with large hairy leaves that bears cardamom pods. Flowers: small, white, in clusters. Latin name Elettaria cardamomum.

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin cardamomum< Greek kardamōmon< kardamon "cress" + amōmon "amomum"]
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