Elettaria
noun
El·et·tar·ia
ˌeləˈta(a)rēə
: a genus of East Indian herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having lanceolate sheathing leaves and small purple-striped flowers in a long spike see cardamom
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, probably from a native name like Javanese ela-ela cardamom, probably reduplication of Sanskrit elā