grains of paradise

British  

plural noun

1. Also called: guinea grains.  the peppery seeds of either of two African zingiberaceous plants, Aframomum melegueta or A. granum-paradisi, used as stimulants, diuretics, etc

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grains of paradise

Their recipe sources botanicals from four continents, including juniper from Croatia, coriander seeds from the Middle East and grains of paradise from the Gulf of Guinea.

From Forbes ● Aug. 11, 2014

Their “secret sauce” is the proportions of their “botanicals,” including coriander seed, fennel seed, celery seed, lemon peel, grapefruit peel, cinnamon, lemon grass, grains of paradise, angelica root, orris root and sage.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2013

And there is an excuse for preferring champagne to waterside porter, heady with grains of paradise and quassia, salt and cocculus indicus. 

From Literary and General Lectures and Essays by Kingsley, Charles

If this should not succeed, mix a quarter of an ounce each of finely powdered Peruvian bark, grains of paradise, and long pepper, in a quarter of a pound of treacle.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Amomum melegueta.—Malaguetta pepper, or grains of paradise; belonging to the ginger family, Zingiberaceæ.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William