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

The coffee, cotton and Guinea pepper plants are indigenous, and the tobacco plant flourishes in several districts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

They then lay about the root of each plant of Guinea pepper as much guana, or bird's dung formerly mentioned, as will lie in the hollow of the hand.

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

Guinea pepper grows wild in the woods on a small plant like privet, having small slender leaves, the fruit being like our barberry in form and colour.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert

Towards the end of the 18th century, Guinea pepper was supplanted in Europe by peppers from the East Indies.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various