κάρδαμον

A. nose-smart, Lepidium sativum, of which the seed was eaten like mustard, X. Cyr. 1.2.8, POxy. 1429.5, Ael. VH 3.39: pl., Ar. Nu. 234; κάρδαμ’ ἐσκευασμένα Eub. 36: metaph., βλέπειν κάρδαμα look sharp and stinging, Ar. V. 455: prov. of worthless things, ὅσῳ διαφέρει σῦκα καρδάμων Henioch. 4.2.