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ELETTARIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Cardamom

Synonyms:

Elettaria; genus Elettaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Elettaria" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Elettaria"):

cardamom; cardamon; Elettaria cardamomum (rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning)

Holonyms ("Elettaria" is a member of...):

family Zingiberaceae; ginger family; Zingiberaceae (a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales)

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