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Guinea pepper

noun

grain of paradise.

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Origin of Guinea pepper

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby Guinea pepper

guinea grains, guinea grass, guinea hen, guinea-hen flower, Guinean, Guinea pepper, guinea pig, guinea worm, Guinevere, Guinness, guipure
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Example sentences from the Web for Guinea pepper

  • This is the chilli; the pepper-pods of that name, a species of capsicum; the guinea-pepper.

    Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock

British Dictionary definitions for Guinea pepper

Guinea pepper

noun

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