Guinea pepper

American  

noun

1. grain of paradise.

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Guinea pepper British  

noun

1. a variety of the pepper plant Capsicum frutescens, from which cayenne pepper is obtained

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Etymology

Origin of Guinea pepper

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

We found here some Guinea pepper, and some silk cotton trees, besides several others with the names of which I am not acquainted.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Kerr, Robert

Also 36 buts of grains, or Guinea pepper, and about 250 elephants teeth of different sizes.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert

In this voyage there were brought home, in 1563, 166 elephants teeth, weighing 1758 libs, and 22 buts full of grains, or Guinea pepper.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert

The dried ripe fruit of Capsicum frutescens from Zanzibar, known as pod pepper and Guinea pepper, is official in the British Pharmacopoeia under the name Capsici Fructus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

The article here indicated was probably one of the many species, or varieties of the Capsicum; called Guinea pepper, Cayenne pepper, Bird pepper, and various other names.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert