cardamom Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning
    Elettaria cardamomum; cardamon.
  2. noun aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces
    cardamum; cardamon.

WordNet

Car"da*mom noun
Etymology
L. cardamonun, Gr.
Definitions
  1. The aromatic fruit, or capsule with its seeds, of several plants of the Ginger family growing in the East Indies and elsewhere, and much used as a condiment, and in medicine.
  2. (Bot.) A plant which prduces cardamoms, esp. Elettaria Cardamomum and several of Amommum.

Webster 1913