Guinea pepper

Guinea pepper

n (Plants) a variety of the pepper plant Capsicum frutescens, from which cayenne pepper is obtained

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Noun	1.	Guinea pepper - West African plant bearing pungent peppery seedsAframomum melegueta, grains of paradise, Guinea grains, melagueta pepperherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsAframomum, genus Aframomum - an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
	2.	Guinea pepper - tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicinenegro pepper, Xylopia aethiopicagenus Xylopia, Xylopia - tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly Africantree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms