cardamom
An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).
Other meanings
seed of Elettaria cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.
seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa.
A kind of
- herb
Related words
- black cardamom
- Cardamom Mountains
- green cardamom
- large cardamom
Word history
From Ancient Greek "καρδάμωμον".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cardamom” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.