Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun guinea_pepper

2 senses of guinea pepper

Sense 1
grains of paradise, Guinea grains, Guinea pepper, melagueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta -- (West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
Guinea pepper, negro pepper, Xylopia aethiopica -- (tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)