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title: cardamom — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cardamom» in the school dictionary: Cardamom is a sweet, strongly scented spice made from the small green or black seed pods of a plant in the ginger family. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cardamom

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**Who acts:** Cardamom, cardamom plant, pods, Mum, cinnamon, Traders · **What happens:** scent, be, make, grow on, crush, smell · **To what, where:** sweet scented spice, small green seed pods, tall tropical plant, India, three cardamom pods, Chai tea

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«cardamom» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cardamom in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cardamom.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cardamom is a sweet, strongly scented spice made from the small green or black seed pods of a plant in the ginger family.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cardamom:m1:1
# text = Cardamom is a sweet, strongly scented spice made from the small green or black seed pods of a plant in the ginger family.
1	Cardamom	cardamom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	scented	scent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	spice	spice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
13	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	pods	pod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scent** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | strongly *property* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Cardamom | a sweet scented spice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | a sweet scented spice *not said here* |  | the small green seed pods of a plant in the ginger family |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from pod=Material |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cardamom plant is the tall tropical plant that these pods grow on, mostly in India, Sri Lanka and Guatemala.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cardamom:m2:1
# text = The cardamom plant is the tall tropical plant that these pods grow on, mostly in India, Sri Lanka and Guatemala.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cardamom	cardamom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
10	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	pods	pod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	Sri	Sri	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	Lanka	Lanka	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Guatemala	Guatemala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the cardamom plant | the tall tropical plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow on** | present | this pods | the tall tropical plant |  | India and Sri and Guatemala |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location that=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum crushed three cardamom pods for the rice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cardamom:x1:1
# text = Mum crushed three cardamom pods for the rice.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crushed	crush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	cardamom	cardamom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pods	pod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crush** | past | Mum | three cardamom pods |  |  |  | for the rice | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pod=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cinnamon and cardamom buns smelled wonderful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cardamom:x2:1
# text = The cinnamon and cardamom buns smelled wonderful.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cinnamon	cinnamon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	cardamom	cardamom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	buns	bun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | past | the cinnamon and cardamom buns |  |  |  |  | wonderful *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chai tea is spiced with cardamom, ginger and cloves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cardamom:x3:1
# text = Chai tea is spiced with cardamom, ginger and cloves.
1	Chai	chai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	spiced	spice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cardamom	cardamom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	cloves	clove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spice** | present · passive |  | Chai tea |  |  |  | with cardamom and ginger and cloves | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with cardamom=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cardamom is one of the most expensive spices in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cardamom:x4:1
# text = Cardamom is one of the most expensive spices in the world.
1	Cardamom	cardamom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	spices	spice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cardamom | one |  |  |  | of the expensive spices in the world | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Traders brought cardamom from India to Europe by ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cardamom:x5:1
# text = Traders brought cardamom from India to Europe by ship.
1	Traders	trader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cardamom	cardamom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | Traders | cardamom | Europe | India |  | by ship | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent cardamom=Theme from india=Initial\_Location to europe=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add a pinch of ground cardamom to the biscuit dough.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cardamom:x6:1
# text = Add a pinch of ground cardamom to the biscuit dough.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pinch	pinch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cardamom	cardamom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	dough	dough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | a pinch of ground cardamom |  |  |  | to the biscuit dough | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent pinch=Patient to dough=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **pinch** |  |  | ground cardamom |  |  |  |  | nom pinch «state transitive»: of=patient |

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