释义 |
el·et·tar·ia \ˌeləˈta(a)rēə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from a native name like Javanese ela-ela cardamom, probably reduplication of Sanskrit elā : a genus of East Indian herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having lanceolate sheathing leaves and small purple-striped flowers in a long spike — see cardamom |