Genus Elettaria (Noun)
Meaning
Cardamom.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Elettaria is a genus of plants in the ginger family that includes the popular spice cardamom.
- The genus Elettaria is native to the tropical regions of Asia and Australia, where cardamom is widely cultivated.
- Cardamom is the dried fruit of the Elettaria cardamomum plant, a member of the genus Elettaria.
- The genus Elettaria consists of about seven species, with Elettaria cardamomum being the most widely used for its cardamom seeds.
- The cardamom plant, which belongs to the genus Elettaria, is a perennial herb that grows up to 3 meters in height.