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AFRAMOMUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
Synonyms:
Aframomum; genus Aframomum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Aframomum" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Aframomum"):
Aframomum melegueta; grains of paradise; Guinea grains; Guinea pepper; melagueta pepper (West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds)
Holonyms ("Aframomum" is a member of...):
family Zingiberaceae; ginger family; Zingiberaceae (a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales)
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