amomum
noun
amo·mum
əˈmōməm
1
capitalized : a large genus of herbs (family Zingiberaceae) found in tropical regions of the Old World and differing from members of the genus Zingiber only in having the anther cells divergent and the connective between them not long-spurred
2
plural -s : a plant of the genus Amomum
3
-s : the fruit or root of an amomum plant
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, an aromatic shrub, from Greek amōmon
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1