HyperDic: aframomum

English > 1 sense of the word Aframomum:
NOUNplantAframomum, genus Aframomuman African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
English > Aframomum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae.
Synonymgenus Aframomum
Member ofZingiberaceae, family Zingiberaceae, ginger familyA family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
Membersgrains of paradise, Guinea grains, Guinea pepper, melagueta pepper, Aframomum meleguetaWest African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
Broaderplant genusA genus of plants
Spanishaframomum, genus aframomum
Catalanaframomum, genus aframomum

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