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What is another word for cardamoms?

Pronunciation: [kˈɑːdaməmz] (IPA)

Cardamom is a spice that is widely used for flavoring a variety of dishes and beverages. However, there are different synonyms that refer to this produce. For instance, cardamoms are sometimes referred to as "wild ginger" due to its pungent aroma and taste. Alternatively, it is also known as "Elettaria cardamomum," a botanical name that originated from India. Another popular synonym for cardamoms is "green cardamoms," which distinguishes the spice from other types such as black or white cardamoms. Moreover, in Arabic, cardamoms are often called "hel," which represents the plant's medicinal properties, including its ability to aid digestion and relieve respiratory issues.
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Stop it up close, and after it hath been thus eight or ten days, draw it into bottles, and into every bottle put a cod of cardamoms, having first a little bruised them as they lie in the cod; and opening the cod a little, that the Liquor may search into it.
"The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened"
Kenelm Digby
The Doctor's prescription for fever consists of 3 grains of resin of jalap, and 2 grains of calomel, with tincture of cardamoms put in just enough to prevent irritation of the stomach-made into the form of a pill-which is to be taken as soon as one begins to feel the excessive languor and weariness which is the sure forerunner of the African type of fever.
"How I Found Livingstone"
Sir Henry M. Stanley
Musk and cardamoms are sometimes added.
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
R. V. Russell

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