HyperDic: grains_of_paradise

English > 1 sense of the expression grains of paradise:
NOUNplantgrains of paradise, Guinea grains, Guinea pepper, melagueta pepper, Aframomum meleguetaWest African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
English > grains of paradise: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningWest African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds.
SynonymsGuinea grains, Guinea pepper, melagueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta
Member ofAframomum, genus AframomumAn African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishgranos de paraiso

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