Definition of Guinea pepper

1. Noun. West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds.


2. Noun. Tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine.
Exact synonyms: Negro Pepper, Xylopia Aethiopica
Group relationships: Genus Xylopia, Xylopia
Generic synonyms: Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guinea Pepper

Guidos
Guienne
Guildford
Guilin
Guillain-Barre reflex
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guine-Bissau
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau monetary unit
Guinea-Bissau peso
Guinea corn
Guinea grains
Guinea pepper
Guinea worm
Guinea worm disease
Guinean
Guinean franc
Guinean monetary unit
Guineans
Guinevere
Guinness
Guinnesses
Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
Guiseppe Guarneri
Guiyang
Guizhou
Gujarat

Literary usage of Guinea pepper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1811)
"... guinea pepper, Extract or Preparation of ... or guinea pepper (hall Grains of ... guinea pepper, or any Extrait or Preparation of ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"guinea pepper, a name which has been variously applied to the seeds or dried fruit ... PEPPER is generally to be regarded as equivalent with guinea pepper, ..."

3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"guinea pepper, a name which has been variously applied to the seeds or dried fruit ... PEPPER is generally to be regarded as equivalent with guinea pepper, ..."

4. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"guinea pepper, a name which has been variously applied to the seeds or ... PEPPER is generally to be regarded as equivalent with guinea pepper, ..."

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