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

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