(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:45:54

A*mo"mum (#), n. [L., fr. Gr. an Indian spice plant.] Bot.

A genus of aromatic plants. It includes species which bear cardamoms, and grains of paradise.

 

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