noun

1. The seeds or seed capsules of the Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.

2. The Aframomum melegueta itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.

Synonyms: Guinea pepper, alligator pepper, cardamom, guinea grains, malagueta, malagueta pepper, melegueta

noun

1. The seeds or seed capsules of a Caribbean variety of Capsicum frutescens; the plant itself, now extensively grown in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.