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Cardamom \Car"da*mom\ (k[aum]r"d[.a]*m[u^]m), n. [L. cardamomun,
Gr. karda`mwmon]
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.
[Also spelled {cardamum}.]

Syn: cardamon.

2. (Bot.) A rhizomatous herb which produces cardamoms, esp.
{Elettaria Cardamomum} and several species of {Amomum}.