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

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Guinea pepper

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

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

A great quantity of Agi or Guinea pepper is grown in Peru, the natives being very fond of this condiment.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

They imported Guinea pepper, elephants' teeth, palm oil, cotton cloth, and cloth made of the bark of trees.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

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