Cär'da-mom, n.

n. [Fr. cardamome, Lat. cardamomum, Gr. καρδάμωμον, from ἄμωμον, Lat. amomum, an Indian spice-plant, and καρδ, for σκαρό, from Skr. tshhard, to vomit; tshhardikāripu, cardamom, literally enemy to vomiting.] (Bot.) A species of Alpinia (A. cardamomum), a leguminous plant indigenous to the East Indies. Its seeds have a warm, aromatic flavor, and are used in medicine. London.