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Cardamom Spice
Fancy whole green cardamom pods. Fresh ground and cardamom seeds.
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Cardamom Seed
Hundreds of varieties of spices. Ground & packed fresh to each order
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car⋅da⋅mom

  [kahr-duh-muhm]
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–noun
1. the aromatic seed capsules of a tropical Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum, of the ginger family, used as a spice or condiment and in medicine.
2. the plant itself.
3. a related plant, Amomum compactum, or its seeds, used as a substitute for true cardamom.
Also, car⋅da⋅mon  [kahr-duh-muhn] , car⋅da⋅mum.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L cardamōmum < Gk kardámōnon, b. kárdamon cress and ámōmon a spice plant
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Cardamom at Spice Place
McCormick Ground Cardamom Professional Chef Bulk Package
www.spiceplace.com
Cardamom Spice
Fancy whole green cardamom pods. Fresh ground and cardamom seeds.
www.bulkfoods.com/ Cardamom
car·da·mom   (kär'də-məm)   
n.  

    1. A rhizomatous Indian herb (Elettaria cardamomum) having capsular fruits with aromatic seeds used as a spice or condiment.

    2. The seed of this plant.

  2. Any of several plants of the related genus Amomum, used as a substitute for cardamom.


[Middle English cardamome, from Old French cardemome, from Latin cardamōmum, from Greek kardamōmon : kardamon, cress + amōmon, an Indian spice.]
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Main Entry: car·da·mom
Pronunciation: 'kärd-&-m&m, -"mäm
Function: noun
: the aromatic capsular fruit of an East Indian herb(Elettaria cardamomum) of the ginger family with seeds used as a condiment and in medicine; also : this plant
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