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GENUS ELETTARIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Elettaria; genus Elettaria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Elettaria" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "genus Elettaria"):
cardamom; cardamon; Elettaria cardamomum (rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning)
Holonyms ("genus Elettaria" is a member of...):
family Zingiberaceae; ginger family; Zingiberaceae (a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales)