Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cardamom \Car"da*mom\ (k[aum]r"d[.a]*m[u^]m), n. [L. cardamomun,
   Gr. karda`mwmon]
   1. 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.

   2. (Bot.) A plant which produces cardamoms, esp. {Elettaria
      Cardamomum} and several species of {Amomum}.

Source : WordNet®

Elettaria cardamomum
     n : rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as
         seasoning [syn: {cardamom}, {cardamon}]