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cardamom definition

car·da·mom (kär′də məm, -mäm′)

noun

  1. an Asiatic herb (Elettaria cardamomum) of the ginger family
  2. its seed capsule or seed, used in medicine and as a spice
  3. any of various related plants which produce similar aromatic compounds

Etymology: L cardamomum < Gr kardamōmon < kardamon, cress + amōmon, an Indian spice plant

Also cardamon car′·da·mon (-mən, -män′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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