noun
tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
• Syn: ↑Guinea pepper, ↑Xylopia aethiopica
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Xylopia, ↑genus Xylopia
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Negro pepper see under ↑pepper
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Main Entry: ↑Negro
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Negro pepper
The produce of Xylopia (family Anonaceae), also called Ethiopian pepper
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Main Entry: ↑pepper
Useful english dictionary. 2012.