Guinea pepper

n 1: West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn: {grains

of paradise}, {Guinea grains}, {Guinea pepper}, {melagueta

pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]

2: tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent

aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine

[syn: {Guinea pepper}, {negro pepper}, {Xylopia aethiopica}]