n. (also cardamum)
1. an aromatic SE Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum.
2 the seed-capsules of this used as a spice.
Etymology: L cardamomum or F cardamome f. Gk kardamomon f. kardamon cress + amomon a spice plant
n. (also cardamum)
1. an aromatic SE Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum.
2 the seed-capsules of this used as a spice.
Etymology: L cardamomum or F cardamome f. Gk kardamomon f. kardamon cress + amomon a spice plant
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012