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Definition: AMOMUM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of aromatic plants. It includes species which bear cardamoms, and grains of paradise.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Amomum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology:Amomum \A*mo"mum\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression an Indian spice plant.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: AMOMUM

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A genus of plants; all natives of warm climates, and remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties. it includes the common ginger or zingiber, the zerumbet, zedoary, cardamom, and granum paradisi or grains of paradise. The roots of the three former, and the seeds of the two latter, are used in medicine as carminatives and stimulants, and in cookery as condiments. They are important articles of commerce. True amomum is a round fruit, from the East, of the size of a grape, containing, under a membranous cover, a number of angular seeds of a dark brown color, in three cells. Of this fruit, ten or twelve grow in a cluster, adhering without a pedicle, to a woody stalk. It is of a pungent taste and aromatic smell, and was formerly much used in medicine, but is not a stranger to the shops.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wikipedic Amomum is a genus of plant, such as the Cardamom and Grains of paradise, in the order Zingiberales. Plants of this genus are remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: AMOMUM

Expressions Definition
Cornus amomum Shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Sison amomum A slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white flowers with aromatic seeds. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: AMOMUM

Amomum

Amomum
Amomum magnificum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Amomum
Roxb.
Species

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Amomum is a genus of plant, including several types of Cardamom--especially Black Cardamom--in the order Zingiberales. Plants of this genus are remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.

Among ancient writers, the name amomum was ascribed to various odoriferous plants that cannot be positively identified today.

Species

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Amomum". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: AMOMUM

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Cornus amomum 5     Amomum 4
Amomum 4     Cornus amomum 5

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Computed Synonyms: amomum

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 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.1094   amomum     cardamom     cardamon, stone parsley, cut-out, board, joker   
 2   1.0087   amomum     stone parsley     cardamom, student, scholar, pupil   
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Translations: AMOMUM

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish kardemomme (amomum, cardamom, cardamon). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish kardemomme (amomum, cardamom, cardamon). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk kardemomme (amomum, cardamom, cardamon). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch amoom (amomum). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
Français amome (amomum). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
French amome (amomum). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek άμωμο (amomum). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) amomo (amomum). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian amomo (amomum, stone parsley). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland kardemomme (amomum, cardamom, cardamon). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish amomo (amomum, cardamom, stone parsley). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, amomum. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: AMOMUM

Language Translations for “amomum” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin amomumway (amomum). Additional references: Pig Latin, amomum. (volunteer)
Terran B amomem (amomum). Additional references: Terran B, amomum. (volunteer)
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