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Definition of: cardamom
(kär′də·məm) noun
1. The fruit of an East Indian or Chinese plant of the ginger family (Elettaria cardamomum) having aromatic seeds, used as a condiment.
2. One of the plants yielding this fruit. Also car′da·mon (-mən), car′da·mum. [<L cardamomum <Gk. kardamōmon <kardamon cress + amōmon spice]
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