Cardamom vs. Nutmeg

Cardamomnoun

The Elettaria cardamomum, an Indian herb.

Cardamomnoun

The seed of E. cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.

Cardamomnoun

syn of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of the East African A. melegueta.

Cardamomnoun

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.

Cardamomnoun

A rhizomatous herb which produces cardamoms, esp. Elettaria Cardamomum and several species of Amomum.

Cardamomnoun

rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning

Cardamomnoun

aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces

Cardamom

Cardamom (), sometimes cardamon or cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia.

Nutmegnoun

An evergreen tree, Myristica fragrans, cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.

Nutmegnoun

The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.

Nutmegnoun

A grey-brown colour.

Nutmegnoun

(football) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

Nutmegverb

(transitive) To flavour with nutmeg.

Nutmegverb

To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

Nutmegnoun

The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.

Nutmegnoun

East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace

Nutmegnoun

hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground

Nutmeg

Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus Myristica. Myristica fragrans (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, and mace, from the seed covering.