[ 'kα:dəməm ]
(also cardamum )
■ noun
1》 the aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family, used as a spice.
2》 the SE Asian plant which bears ~ seeds. [ Elettaria ~um .]
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e or L. ~um , from Gk kardamōmon , from kardamon 'cress' + amōmon , the name of a kind of spice plant.