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NEGRO PEPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
Synonyms:
Guinea pepper; negro pepper; Xylopia aethiopica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("negro pepper" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("negro pepper" is a member of...):
genus Xylopia; Xylopia (tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African)