cardamom

cardamom
[ˈkɑːdəməm]
(亦作 cardamum)
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family, used as a spice and also medicinally
    小豆蔻籽
  2. the SE Asian plant which bears these seeds
    小豆蔻
  3. Elettaria cardamomum, family Zingiberaceae
    拉丁名Elettaria cardamomum,姜科
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamomum, from Greek kardamōmon, from kardamon 'cress' + amōmon, the name of a kind of spice plant
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