Amomum

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amomum \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.
     [1913 Webster]