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GUINEA PEPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
Synonyms:
Guinea pepper; negro pepper; Xylopia aethiopica
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
Synonyms:
Aframomum melegueta; grains of paradise; Guinea grains; Guinea pepper; melagueta pepper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
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)
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