NEGRO PEPPER

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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:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("negro 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 ("negro pepper" is a member of...):

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