Definition of Elettaria

1. Noun. Cardamom.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Elettaria

Electrophoridae
Electrophorus electric
Elena
Eleni
Eleocharis
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis dulcis
Eleocharis palustris
Eleonora Duse
Eleotridae
Elephantidae
Elephantine
Elephantopus
Elephas
Elephas maximus
Elettaria (current term)
Elettaria cardamomum
Eleusine
Eleusine coracana
Eleusine indica
Eleusinian
Eleutherodactylus
Elfdalian
Elfenland
Elfland
Elfreda
Elgan
Elgar
Elgin Marbles
Elginism

Literary usage of Elettaria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"Long or Ceylon cardamoms are the fruit of a variety of Elettaria Cardamomum White et Maton, which is still classed by some as a distinct species. ..."

2. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"... and has a bitter, pungent, camphoraceous taste, much like that of true zedoary ; the whole plant is aromatic. Elettaria Cardamomum, Maion. ..."

3. Monks' Cookbook by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1997)
"CARDAMOM SEEDS, Elettaria cardamomum For centuries cardamom has been extolled by spice traders for its sweet flavor and smell. It is found in just about all ..."

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