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Noun: Guinea pepper  'gi-nee'pe-pu(r)
  1. Tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
    "Guinea pepper seeds are traditionally used to flavour soups";
    - negro pepper, Xylopia aethiopica
     
  2. West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
    - grains of paradise, Guinea grains, melagueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, tree

Part of: Aframomum, genus Aframomum, genus Xylopia, Xylopia

Encyclopedia: Guinea pepper