guinea pepper

1. 1.

   West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds

   Synonymsgrains of paradiseGuinea grainsmelagueta pepperAframomum melegueta

   Broaderherb

   Part ofAframomum
2. 2.

   tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine

   Synonymsnegro pepperXylopia aethiopica

   Broadertree

   Part ofXylopia

Questions about guinea pepper

What does guinea pepper mean?

guinea pepper means "West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for guinea pepper?

Close synonyms include grains of paradise, Guinea grains, melagueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta, negro pepper. 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 guinea pepper a common word?

guinea pepper is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.