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Definition of African pepper in English: African peppernoun Any of several plants found or cultivated in Africa, the fruits of which have a hot, spicy flavour and are used in cooking; especially Capsicum frutescens (family Solanaceae), Piper clusii (family Piperaceae), and Xylopia aethiopica (family Annonaceae).
Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846), slavery abolitionist. Definition of African pepper in US English: African peppernoun Any of several plants found or cultivated in Africa, the fruits of which have a hot, spicy flavour and are used in cooking; especially Capsicum frutescens (family Solanaceae), Piper clusii (family Piperaceae), and Xylopia aethiopica (family Annonaceae).
Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846), slavery abolitionist. |