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GUINEA PEPPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Guinea pepper mean? 

GUINEA PEPPER (noun)
  The noun GUINEA PEPPER has 2 senses:

1. West African plant bearing pungent peppery seedsplay

2. tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicineplay

  Familiarity information: GUINEA PEPPER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GUINEA PEPPER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aframomum melegueta; grains of paradise; Guinea grains; Guinea pepper; melagueta pepper

Hypernyms ("Guinea pepper" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Guinea pepper" is a member of...):

Aframomum; genus Aframomum (an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Guinea pepper; negro pepper; Xylopia aethiopica

Hypernyms ("Guinea pepper" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("Guinea pepper" is a member of...):

genus Xylopia; Xylopia (tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African)


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