car|da|mum

car|da|mum
car|da|mom or car|da|mum «KAHR duh muhm», noun.
1. the fruit and aromatic seeds of an East Indian herb of the ginger family, used as seasoning and in medicine. It is grown in India, Malaya, and Jamaica.
2. this plant or various related plants whose seeds are used as inferior substitutes.
[< Latin cardamōmum < Greek kardámōmon a spice of kárdamon cress + ámōmon an Indian spice plant]

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