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guinea grains

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guinea grains
pl n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for grains of paradise
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Noun1.guinea grains - West African plant bearing pungent peppery seedsGuinea grains - West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
Aframomum melegueta, grains of paradise, Guinea pepper, melagueta pepper
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Aframomum, genus Aframomum - an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
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Salvador, which was our port; and that, in my discourses among them, I had frequently given them an account of my two voyages to the coast of Guinea: the manner of trading with the negroes there, and how easy it was to purchase upon the coast for trifles - such as beads, toys, knives, scissors, hatchets, bits of glass, and the like - not only gold-dust, Guinea grains, elephants' teeth, &c.
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