Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rhizomatous herb (Elettaria cardamomum) native to South Asia, having capsular fruits with aromatic seeds used as a spice or condiment.
- noun The capsules or seeds of this plant.
- noun Any of several plants of the related genus Amomum, used as a substitute for cardamom.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the capsules of different species of plants of the genera Amomum and Elettaria, natural order Zingiberaceæ: generally used in the plural.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun (Bot.) A rhizomatous herb which produces cardamoms, esp.
Elettaria Cardamomum and several species of Amomum.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An Indian
herb , Elettaria cardamomum - noun The aromatic seed of this plant, used as a
spice , baking, also incurry powder in Asian and Arabic cuisine, as well as in Northern Europe and in many parts of the world and cultures.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces
- noun rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Desserts: Gulab Jamun (warm flour/milk pastries), Ras Malai (sweet cottage cheese patties in cardamom milk, left) and Rice Pudding (right) (2007)
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• Using wet hands, form dough into 3/4-1 inch balls; roll in cardamom-sugar to coat completely.
recipe: Gluten-free vegan soft chai-spice cookies of DOOM shweta_narayan 2010
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I stirred in cardamom and saffron because I seem to be pathologically incapable of leaving these out of Indian desserts.
Archive 2008-07-01 Nupur 2008
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The seller told Ivy to use it in salads, but warned her fresh cardamom is a male aphrodisiac.
Weekend Herb Blogging Roundup for May 5 - 11, 2008 Laurie Constantino 2008
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The seller told Ivy to use it in salads, but warned her fresh cardamom is a male aphrodisiac.
Archive 2008-05-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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Ashaji: yep. .cardamom is what imparts that wonderful flavor and aroma!
Gujarati Series: Kadhi Cardamom 2007
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Elizabeth – white cardamom is nothing but green cardamom whose pods have been bleached!
Tigers & Strawberries » Spice Girl: She Who Must Be Stopped 2005
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There are plenty of sites repeating the news, but not much about the frog itself, beyond the basics that it burrows and lives in cardamom plantations.
Archive 2003-10-01 Ray Girvan 2003
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There are plenty of sites repeating the news, but not much about the frog itself, beyond the basics that it burrows and lives in cardamom plantations.
I never saw a purple frog... Ray Girvan 2003
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The best way to ensure using really strong cardamom is to buy it whole, shuck it out of the pod, and grind it yourself – that way, if you don’t use as much ground cardamom as we do, you can always have it fresh and strong.
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