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Chimonanthus praecox, also known as wintersweet [1] and Japanese allspice, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Chimonanthus of the family Calycanthaceae, native to China. The plant is known as làméi in Chinese. The plant is also grown in Iran, where it is called gol-e yakh (گلیخ) or "ice flower" in Persian. [3]
True cardamom plant (Elettaria cardamomum) Cardamom seeds. Cardamom (/ ˈ k ɑːr d ə m ə m / [1]), sometimes cardamon or cardamum, [2] is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae. [3] Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia.
Edmond Albius (c. 1829 – 9 August 1880) [1] was a horticulturalist from Réunion.Born into slavery, Albius became an important figure in the cultivation of vanilla. [2] At the age of 12, he invented a technique for pollinating vanilla orchids quickly and profitably.
A spice market in Nasiriyah displaying certain spices. The history of spices reach back thousands of years, dating back to the 8th century B.C. Spices are widely known to be developed and discovered in Asian civilizations. Spices have been used in a variety of antique developments for their unique qualities.
This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.
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Getty Images (2) Ice Spice has already taken the music world by storm — and now she’s aiming to do the same in Hollywood. Multiple outlets confirmed on Wednesday, April 10, that the rapper, 24 ...
Ice Spice was born and raised in The Bronx, New York, a huge epicenter of hip-hop music. This melting pot of African-American and Dominican cultures provides a fertile ground for artistic development.