grains of paradise

Etymology
From medieval spice traders claiming that the spice grew only in Eden, in order to inflate prices. Cf. French.

Noun

 * 1) The seeds or seed capsules of, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.
 * 2) * 1743, William Ellis, supplement to The London & Country Brewer, 2nd ed., p. 288:
 * When I found it [Two-Penny Drink] left a hot Tang behind it, it gave me just Reason to believe they had used Grains of Paradise, or long Pepper, both which will save Malt.
 * 1)   itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.
 * 1)   itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.
 * 1)   itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.
 * 1)   itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.
 * 1)   itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.
 * 1)   itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.
 * 1)   itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.

Synonyms

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Translations

 * Catalan: malagueta
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 摩洛哥豆蔻
 * Finnish: meleguettapippuri, amomum
 * French:, , , poivre du paradis,
 * German: Paradieskörner, Malagettapfeffer, Guineapfeffer, Meleguetapfeffer
 * Polish: aframon madagaskarski, amomum
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: granos de paraiso, pimienta de Guinea, pimienta melegueta, granos de Guinea, malagueta
 * Swedish: