grains of paradise

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   West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds

   SynonymsGuinea grainsGuinea peppermelagueta pepperAframomum melegueta

   Broaderherb

   Part ofAframomum

Questions about grains of paradise

What does grains of paradise mean?

grains of paradise means "West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds".

What is another word for grains of paradise?

Close synonyms include Guinea grains, Guinea pepper, melagueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grains of paradise a common word?

grains of paradise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.